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Oli_88
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A decent 20/50 mineral oil.
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It's a 1500 not a racer! Any half decent 20w50 will be fine. Just avoid the cheap crap from the supermarket.
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#4 Post by Carledo »

SprintMWU773V wrote:It's a 1500 not a racer! Any half decent 20w50 will be fine. Just avoid the cheap crap from the supermarket.
Yes its a 1500, which means the best oil you can get is what you put in it to help preserve the poor old crankshaft!

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#5 Post by CamStreet »

At work we use penrite classic oil, and since yours is a standard engine 20w-50 is the type you want :)
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