Don't use Putoline Syntech 4 oil

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Panda · #1 Post by **Panda** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:05 pm

And don't trust the franchised Aprilia dealer when he says it'll be fine for Falcos.
Yes, I now have clutch slippage and yes, I should have known better and refused any fully synthetic oil, but the dealer was insistent that it'd be OK.
Well, lets see how he is when I insist on my money back......grrrrrr!!!!
Will be visiting 123bp.net to source the correct oil forthwith.

mrapriliafalco · #2 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:22 pm

Sorry to hear that mate I cant see how they cannot sort out the problem.
I use opie oils Motul oil 5100 they have 25% off this weekend plus the riders site discount

#3 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:55 pm

Aye, Opie do discount for Aprilia RiderSite... and the correct oil...

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=6226

It's always a shame when things dont go well at dealerships.. they above everyone, should know their subject down to the Nth..

Aladinsaneuk · #4 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:04 pm

erm

I told one of the owner mods at af1 about the 10/40 compatibility in the rotax engines - then andy posted the official letter... dated 1999 - he did not know about it

fastasfcuk · #5 Post by **fastasfcuk** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:26 pm

i've used that for 5 yrs panda, never had a problem. i think alot depends on the yr of your bike.

D-Rider · #6 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 1:10 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote:erm

I told one of the owner mods at af1 about the 10/40 compatibility in the rotax engines - then andy posted the official letter... dated 1999 - he did not know about it

He might have known about it as the 10/40 semi was only recommended by Aprilia as a fix for bikes that are suffering clutch slip.
For those of you with the older models it's probably prudent to use it anyway but for those of us with late model bikes, synth is normally absolutely fine.

Aladinsaneuk · #7 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:19 am

actually andy - he did not know about it at all - ghostrider asked him and he said he had actually learned something.....

next week I will teach him the basics about Tie Power....

Panda · #8 Post by **Panda** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:45 am

Bike is a 2001 model with 20k miles.
Clutch slippage isn't too bad at moment and only above 8k revs. And, if I'm honest, i don't worry the top 3rd of the rev range that often. But best get it sorted.

So what you guys are saying is that I should get some 10/40 semi oil????

mrapriliafalco · #9 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:01 am

I use 15/50 semi MOTUL 5100 and have on all 3 Falcos I have owned.
I bought my 1st falco on the launch date and recommend Motul 5100 highly

D-Rider · #10 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:10 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote:actually andy - he did not know about it at all - ghostrider asked him and he said he had actually learned something.....

next week I will teach him the basics about Tie Power....

Sorry - was late in and misread what you'd written - thought we were talking about the dealer who gave the advice at the beginning of the thread.... yes I know about the AF1 revelation.