Tony Down Under
New Member
I purchased my used 2011 S10 with 5000 km's on the clock. Just for peace of mind I decided to take it to my local Yamaha dealer for a look over and to make sure everything was in order. While it was there I asked them to drop the engine and final drive oil out of it and replace the oil filter accordingly.
When I went to pick the bike up I was having a conversation with the mechanic regarding what type of engine oil he'd recommend for the life of the bike. He said he'd stick to a mineral engine oil. He said that in his experience, the S10 riders that choose to use semi synthetic or a full synthetic engine oil tend to have more issues with the engine burning oil. He suggested changing the oil and filter every 6000 km's (In Oz the engine oil change interval is 10,000 km's).
I had planned to eventually use a synthetic oil in my S10 as I have done with most of my other bikes but now he's got me thinking. Just wondering what the collective wisdom/thoughts or opinions are on this forum. I'm not an oil expert but I thought if an engine was going to burn oil it would burn a mineral oil faster than synthetic oil??? I would appreciate some enlightenment......I'm all ears or eyes.
When I went to pick the bike up I was having a conversation with the mechanic regarding what type of engine oil he'd recommend for the life of the bike. He said he'd stick to a mineral engine oil. He said that in his experience, the S10 riders that choose to use semi synthetic or a full synthetic engine oil tend to have more issues with the engine burning oil. He suggested changing the oil and filter every 6000 km's (In Oz the engine oil change interval is 10,000 km's).
I had planned to eventually use a synthetic oil in my S10 as I have done with most of my other bikes but now he's got me thinking. Just wondering what the collective wisdom/thoughts or opinions are on this forum. I'm not an oil expert but I thought if an engine was going to burn oil it would burn a mineral oil faster than synthetic oil??? I would appreciate some enlightenment......I'm all ears or eyes.