Synthetic Oil In Southern Mexico???

Two Moto Kiwis · 02-21-2013, 12:00 PM

Good afternoon gents

We are struggling to find Synthetic oil for Maya, will be needing it within the next few hundred km, we are in Pelanque at the mo heading towards Merida then Cancun.

We added 2.5 L of dinosaur oil when the oil pipe split so we have 3/4 clean oil in there anyway but we are due a change shortly and wouldn't mind putting in the good stuff.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers gents.

Lone Rider · 02-21-2013, 04:12 PM

You should be able to find most any engine oils in Villahermosa, not very far away.

SR · 02-21-2013, 06:16 PM

Autozone. There are 6 in Merida and 2 in Campeche. It wont have motorcycle specific synthetic but they have Mobil 1 and several other full synthetics. Any big city will have 5-10 bike shops that service little work bikes and 1 or 2 that service bigger sport bikes. The big bike shop will usually carry synthetic for motorcycles. Could be as much as 200 pesos/liter.

http://www.tiendasautozone.com/

Suerte

crashmaster · 02-21-2013, 06:42 PM

I used the Mobil 1 synth on more than a few occasions in Latin America on my LC8. I had read that it didn't have friction modifiers but was unsure about that. After using it there were no ill effects on the wet clutch that I could tell, so I guess it doesnt have friction modifiers.

I've also used synth diesel motor oil and that worked well too.

I also used dino moto oil on a couple of occasions but changed it out after a little more than 1000 miles. Didn't hurt the LC8 as far as I could tell. over 60,000 miles and still uses less than .2 liters per 10,000 kms.

Misery Goat · 02-22-2013, 08:28 AM

As long as it's motorcycle oil you should be fine..The moto oil usually has a 4T on it but maybe not always.

Two Moto Kiwis · 02-22-2013, 02:58 PM

We can get heaps of dino oil 20 -50 4T, we are in Campeche now so will see what I can find.

Is it ok to keep using the like of Bardhal 20 -50 4T?, would rather do that and change it more often.

Remembering here gents we are very much cruzing so no punishing the bike as they were designed for.

What do you say Misery Goat and Crashmaster?

02-21-2013, 12:00 PM	#1
Two Moto Kiwis ^OP Homeless Somewhere Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Wanaka, New Zealand, Currently RTWing Oddometer: 1,616	Synthetic Oil In Southern Mexico??? Good afternoon gents We are struggling to find Synthetic oil for Maya, will be needing it within the next few hundred km, we are in Pelanque at the mo heading towards Merida then Cancun. We added 2.5 L of dinosaur oil when the oil pipe split so we have 3/4 clean oil in there anyway but we are due a change shortly and wouldn't mind putting in the good stuff. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers gents. __________________ Cheers Andi & Ellen...Two Moto Kiwi Grüvers .....somewhere Two Moto Kiwis Home Page For More Of Two Moto Kiwis Photos

02-21-2013, 06:16 PM	#3
SR Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Durango, Mexico Oddometer: 1,317	Autozone. There are 6 in Merida and 2 in Campeche. It wont have motorcycle specific synthetic but they have Mobil 1 and several other full synthetics. Any big city will have 5-10 bike shops that service little work bikes and 1 or 2 that service bigger sport bikes. The big bike shop will usually carry synthetic for motorcycles. Could be as much as 200 pesos/liter. http://www.tiendasautozone.com/ Suerte SR screwed with this post 02-22-2013 at 07:52 AM

02-21-2013, 06:42 PM	#4
crashmaster ow, my balls! Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Girdweed, AK Oddometer: 4,605	I used the Mobil 1 synth on more than a few occasions in Latin America on my LC8. I had read that it didn't have friction modifiers but was unsure about that. After using it there were no ill effects on the wet clutch that I could tell, so I guess it doesnt have friction modifiers. I've also used synth diesel motor oil and that worked well too. I also used dino moto oil on a couple of occasions but changed it out after a little more than 1000 miles. Didn't hurt the LC8 as far as I could tell. over 60,000 miles and still uses less than .2 liters per 10,000 kms. __________________ Riding the Americas: No Fumar Español - Terminado. _____________________________________________

02-22-2013, 08:28 AM	#5
Misery Goat Positating the negative Joined: Jun 2003 Location: AZ Oddometer: 73,610	As long as it's motorcycle oil you should be fine..The moto oil usually has a 4T on it but maybe not always. __________________ "So what you gonna do when the novelty is gone.."-- Joy Division Same as it ever was 2010 Latin America Route

02-22-2013, 02:58 PM	#6
Two Moto Kiwis ^OP Homeless Somewhere Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Wanaka, New Zealand, Currently RTWing Oddometer: 1,616	We can get heaps of dino oil 20 -50 4T, we are in Campeche now so will see what I can find. Is it ok to keep using the like of Bardhal 20 -50 4T?, would rather do that and change it more often. Remembering here gents we are very much cruzing so no punishing the bike as they were designed for. What do you say Misery Goat and Crashmaster? __________________ Cheers Andi & Ellen...Two Moto Kiwi Grüvers .....somewhere Two Moto Kiwis Home Page For More Of Two Moto Kiwis Photos

02-21-2013, 04:12 PM	#2
Lone Rider Registered User Joined: Jan 2002 Location: out and about Oddometer: 25,008	You should be able to find most any engine oils in Villahermosa, not very far away.

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