{"id":308,"date":"2024-04-08T05:28:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T04:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorcyclegear101.com\/?p=308"},"modified":"2024-04-08T05:28:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T04:28:37","slug":"can-i-put-car-oil-in-my-4-stroke-motorcycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorcyclegear101.com\/how-to\/can-i-put-car-oil-in-my-4-stroke-motorcycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Put Car Oil In My 4 Stroke Motorcycle? Yes You Can But"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It’s fair to say most four-stroke engines use oil in the same way, whether it’s a car or truck or motorcycle <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Can I put car oil in my 4 stroke motorcycle? This is one of our most frequently asked questions and the simple answer is yes, as long as it does not say energy conserving on the label. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Because cars need the extra mileage there are additives in the oil that is there to reduce friction. That’s fine for the car engine but very difficult on motorcycles with a wet clutch, which is the clutch that’s running in the engine’s normal supply of oil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s fair to say most four-stroke engines use oil in the same way<\/strong>, whether it’s a car or truck or motorcycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The basic idea is that oil does several things. First of all, it lubricates, meaning that it gets in between moving parts and prevents actual metal to metal contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil also cools the engine, in fact, the very first Suzuki GSXR used a lot of oil to supplement the engine air cooling. Oil does a few other things, it prevents internal corrosion and it’s designed to keep any contaminants in suspension until the next oil change. That’s actually why oil gets darker as it ages, <\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, there are many and these differences are driven by the auto industry’s relentless desire for fuel economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s why new engines are built for very light oils, meaning they’re really thin. So these oils need aggressive additive added to survive in the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Motorcycles aren’t there yet in terms of mileage so instead of using say a W20 oil, most are meant to take a more conventional weight like a 10 W 40 or 20W 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are viscosity numbers and the lower the number the more easily and oil flows. The first number in a so-called multi-grade and is the winter rating, so a 10W-40 oil acts as a tent weight oil when it’s cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo What’s The Difference Between Car And Motorcycle Oils?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
So What Do These Numbers Mean?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n