748 Oil?

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Badapple

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2,265 posts

261 months

Tuesday 24th June 2003
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What oil can people recommend for my 748?

cazzo

14,851 posts

274 months

Wednesday 25th June 2003
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Ducati reccomend 20w-50 & I understand that if it is too thin eg 5w-50 then it can cause problems as the cams drain 'dry' when stopped and although thinner oil circulates faster it doesn't leave such a coating and so can cause excessive wear - there is a lot of load on the cams, Shell advance is good - Ducati use it in their 998 & 999 race bikes.

If you want more info on Ducati performance, servicing and tuning then check out Sigma Performance of Tunbridge Wells www.sigmaperformance.com/index.html
They know their Dukes.

BadApple

Original Poster:

2,265 posts

261 months

Wednesday 25th June 2003
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Cheers mate, I'll go get some nice & thick stuff tommorow