Oil

dave92029 · 10-18-2015, 08:15 PM

I agree that the diesel oils are very good, BUT the one thought that I could not get out of my head is that Diesel engines typically run at very low RPM (1500 -3000 RPM) and my mighty RX3 is Often running at 7,000 RPM and above.

The RX3 is operating at Twice the RPM of a diesel engine, so how can an oil made for a low reving diesel also be appropriate for a high reving engine with a wet clutch?

I decided that the $$ cost for 1.7L of motorcycle specific JASO oil was so reasonable, that my mighty RX3 deserved It!

10-18-2015, 08:15 PM	#11
dave92029 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 117	Diesel RPM vs RX3 RPM I agree that the diesel oils are very good, BUT the one thought that I could not get out of my head is that Diesel engines typically run at very low RPM (1500 -3000 RPM) and my mighty RX3 is Often running at 7,000 RPM and above. The RX3 is operating at Twice the RPM of a diesel engine, so how can an oil made for a low reving diesel also be appropriate for a high reving engine with a wet clutch? I decided that the $$ cost for 1.7L of motorcycle specific JASO oil was so reasonable, that my mighty RX3 deserved It! __________________ Dave
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