Pit Bike Club

t4nveer · 08-11-2006, 07:24 AM

i have got my pitbike built after 3 hours and i really dont want to use the water like stuff the chinese factories supply so i need to know what it the best oil for my new pride and joy???

jd74mx · 08-11-2006, 01:15 PM

Hey there, so what bike did you get ??

Yeah the oil that comes standard in the lifan engines is utter cr*p and it will turn to water when it warms up, it will become so thin that it will start to seep past the seals in the engine (namely valve stem seals) giving a lovely big puff of smoke when your changing down- NOT GOOD!LOL

You just need to replace it with any good brand of 10W-40 Enginge oil, and make sure its NOT Fully Synthetic, this will be too thin aswell-
It doesnt HAVE to be a motorcycle 10W-40, any car oil equivelant will be just the same, just make sure you stick to a well know brand (Castrol, Putoline,etc) and you`ll be fine.

Hoep this helps

Powermod1 · 09-11-2006, 09:49 AM

Yes on most pit bikes the shipping oil is terrible, good advice

rickann · 09-11-2006, 07:15 PM

Hi,
New to bikes but from what I've read about them you should only use bike oil as car oil could make the clutch slip.
This might be wrong, so I stand to be corrected

jd74mx · 10-11-2006, 09:30 AM

Well I know that full synthetic car oil will make the clutch slip, and I dont think you can get a fully synthetic bike oil for a four stroke engine oil anyway ( I am aware you can get fully synthetic 2 stroke mix for bikes) . So I think this might be what your talking about, but as long as its not a fully synthetic car oil, it should be an equivalent of motorbike oil, but I too stand to be corrected.

jrswerkz · 18-11-2006, 03:14 AM

I use 10w40 semi senthetic Belray and almost costs the same as car oil and grabs good on clutch with no problems.Stick with motorcycle oil as its made for the rpm's and heat they generate.

tristonman12 · 30-09-2015, 04:02 PM

you actually can get fully synthetic motorcycle oil from AMSOIL, 10w-40 MCF; as well as 10w-40, 15w-50 and 30w-60 Dirt Bike oil. i use 10w-40 MCF in my 110cc engine but i am about to buy this engine because i want a freaking clutch. it works freaking fantastic for me and the oil does a SUPERB job in my engine.

Jono916 · 30-09-2015, 04:45 PM

jesus man, thats a 9 year old thread you just dug up there.

tristonman12 · 30-09-2015, 04:48 PM

Well I just saw that... But at least I didn't post bs info... Right???it'll help somebody out there...

Jono916 · 30-09-2015, 06:52 PM

i was just amazed you managed to find such an old thread, its gotta be some kind record