Engine oil top ten list Here is a top ten list of the engine oils I have used in my Pulsar 180 in the past ...

Yogesh Sarkar · 13-01-07, 02:12 AM

Here is a top ten list of the engine oils I have used in my Pulsar 180 in the past five years.

1. Bharat Petroleum MAK 4t 20w50

2. Caltex Revtex 20w50

3. Gulf pride 4t 20w40

4. Castrol Active 4t extra 20w50

5. ELF Sporti 20w50

6. Hero Honda 4t 20w40

7. Castrol Active 4t 20w40

8. Castrol Power 1 15w40 (semi synthetic)

9. Mobil 1 5w50 (car oil, fully synthetic)

10. Castrol GTX 20w50 (car oil)

arpan · 13-01-07, 08:05 AM

Here is mine!
1. Motul 300V fully synthetic 15W50
2. Shell Hellix (Fully sythetic)
3. Castrol Activ Xtra 20W50
4. Castrol Power 1 15W40 (semi synthetic) was the most frequently used until castrol activ xtra came out.
5. Caltex revtex 20W50 (availability is a problem hence tried it just once)
6. Valvoline (sorry forgot the product name but its semi synthetic)
7. Motul 3000T (Mineral)

hacket · 13-01-07, 10:15 AM

My list
castrol active 20W 40
Pennzoil 20W 40
Gulf 20w40
Shell 20W40
using shell from past 12K kms

nfsnfs · 21-07-07, 08:08 PM

This is what i have been using for 1000's of kms and engine is butter smooth.

This is Active extra 20W50

hitanshu · 23-07-07, 10:48 AM

Used activ xtra - arpan's bike - just replaced with new.

Its the best and the worst - amazingly smooth for engine, horrible for gearshifts. Finding neutral is an art.

My favs:
elf Moto4Gold - uber smooth, except for the idiotic BAL 20w50 requirement
Veedol Turbostar (unfindable in mumbai

) - super smooth engine, very easy clutch (but sometimes in slow traffic, you'd hit neutral from 2nd more often)
Valvoline Premium 4T
Mak4T, Caltex Revtex - rough engine but little slippage

Activ Xtra
GTX - horrible clutch slippage

nfsnfs · 23-07-07, 11:46 AM

Finding neutral on pulsar is always an art .

,we can have a poll on this and you will agree with the results.

Horrible gearshifts ....hmmm they have still not fixed that issue :? I have the same issue when i got my bike , the engine is smooth ,but gear shift is horrible .

Solution : There are three springs inside the shift mechanism ,change them .See the difference . Thank me after that.

hitanshu · 23-07-07, 01:40 PM

its arpan's bike. no wait - its praveen sathaye's bike

I'm saying it compared to mine - say in traffic, i brake fully, then rapid downshifts are way tougher in this bike compared to mine. It is perfectly smooth upshifting and regular slowing down.

That being said, earlier, with my bike, sometimes instead of 2->3, I used to go straight to four. v1 is precise gearshifts by comparison!

Sheel · 23-07-07, 04:02 PM

used
On Pulsar 180
castrol GTX (didn't know that it is for cars)
castrol Power 1
Mak 4T
Valvoline Premium

On Karizma--

HH 10W30 OIL, not happy
've changed to HH 20w40(still not happy)

can i buy two cans of castrol activ extra & use it?(the 'zma requires 1.2 ltrs of oil)

no worries regarding warranty for me...

hacket · 23-07-07, 04:10 PM

using Elf moto gold 4 20W40,g'box feels slick and precise and engine is pretty smooth.
BTW,has anyone used Shell helix 15 W 50 synthetic oil?

Yogesh Sarkar · 23-07-07, 04:17 PM

Sheel try Elf Moto Gold 4, should be prefect for Karizma.

13-01-07, 02:12 AM	#1
Yogesh Sarkar Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi, India Posts: 22,318	Engine oil top ten list Here is a top ten list of the engine oils I have used in my Pulsar 180 in the past five years. 1. Bharat Petroleum MAK 4t 20w50 2. Caltex Revtex 20w50 3. Gulf pride 4t 20w40 4. Castrol Active 4t extra 20w50 5. ELF Sporti 20w50 6. Hero Honda 4t 20w40 7. Castrol Active 4t 20w40 8. Castrol Power 1 15w40 (semi synthetic) 9. Mobil 1 5w50 (car oil, fully synthetic) 10. Castrol GTX 20w50 (car oil) __________________ BCMTouring: FAQ \| T-Shirts \| Stickers (back in stock) My: Blog \| Travelogues \| Twitter

13-01-07, 10:15 AM	#3
hacket Slowpoke Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mysore/Bangalore Posts: 777	My list castrol active 20W 40 Pennzoil 20W 40 Gulf 20w40 Shell 20W40 using shell from past 12K kms __________________ For some,there's therapy.For the rest of us,there's Motorcycles.

23-07-07, 10:48 AM	#5
hitanshu Master of the OT Universe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Out of coverage area Posts: 3,197	Used activ xtra - arpan's bike - just replaced with new. Its the best and the worst - amazingly smooth for engine, horrible for gearshifts. Finding neutral is an art. My favs: elf Moto4Gold - uber smooth, except for the idiotic BAL 20w50 requirement Veedol Turbostar (unfindable in mumbai ) - super smooth engine, very easy clutch (but sometimes in slow traffic, you'd hit neutral from 2nd more often) Valvoline Premium 4T Mak4T, Caltex Revtex - rough engine but little slippage Activ Xtra GTX - horrible clutch slippage __________________ Too many kms on 16 wheelers, not 2 wheelers

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13-01-07, 08:05 AM	#2
arpan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 207	Here is mine! 1. Motul 300V fully synthetic 15W50 2. Shell Hellix (Fully sythetic) 3. Castrol Activ Xtra 20W50 4. Castrol Power 1 15W40 (semi synthetic) was the most frequently used until castrol activ xtra came out. 5. Caltex revtex 20W50 (availability is a problem hence tried it just once) 6. Valvoline (sorry forgot the product name but its semi synthetic) 7. Motul 3000T (Mineral)

21-07-07, 08:08 PM	#4
nfsnfs Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Some where one earth Posts: 224	This is what i have been using for 1000's of kms and engine is butter smooth. This is Active extra 20W50

23-07-07, 11:46 AM	#6
nfsnfs Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Some where one earth Posts: 224	Finding neutral on pulsar is always an art . ,we can have a poll on this and you will agree with the results. Horrible gearshifts ....hmmm they have still not fixed that issue :? I have the same issue when i got my bike , the engine is smooth ,but gear shift is horrible . Solution : There are three springs inside the shift mechanism ,change them .See the difference . Thank me after that.

23-07-07, 01:40 PM	#7
hitanshu Master of the OT Universe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Out of coverage area Posts: 3,197	its arpan's bike. no wait - its praveen sathaye's bike I'm saying it compared to mine - say in traffic, i brake fully, then rapid downshifts are way tougher in this bike compared to mine. It is perfectly smooth upshifting and regular slowing down. That being said, earlier, with my bike, sometimes instead of 2->3, I used to go straight to four. v1 is precise gearshifts by comparison!

23-07-07, 04:02 PM	#8
Sheel Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Purnea(Bihar) Posts: 594	used On Pulsar 180 castrol GTX (didn't know that it is for cars) castrol Power 1 Mak 4T Valvoline Premium On Karizma-- HH 10W30 OIL, not happy 've changed to HH 20w40(still not happy) can i buy two cans of castrol activ extra & use it?(the 'zma requires 1.2 ltrs of oil) no worries regarding warranty for me...

23-07-07, 04:10 PM	#9
hacket Slowpoke Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mysore/Bangalore Posts: 777	using Elf moto gold 4 20W40,g'box feels slick and precise and engine is pretty smooth. BTW,has anyone used Shell helix 15 W 50 synthetic oil?

23-07-07, 04:17 PM	#10
Yogesh Sarkar Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi, India Posts: 22,318	Sheel try Elf Moto Gold 4, should be prefect for Karizma.