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#510432 retsfcgman (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 12 Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Need some advice/help. I have been using Yamalube 10w-40 for the past 43,092 miles on my 2003 Roadstar. Got a hair up my back side and decided to change to Valvoline 20w-50 full synthetic motorcycle oil. Rode it the pass 3 days maybe 150 miles and went to leave on it this morning and it was hard to shift both up or down shift. Thinking I might need to go back to Yamalube so not to mess up my clutch. Any idea's? Thanks in advance for your advice.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #510436 Tug (User) ride free. live free. or die tryin Platinum Boarder Posts: 4782 Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago   The change in oil should not affect it. Has it had the tranny recall done?   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #510439 retsfcgman (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 12 Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Yes the tranny recall was done.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #510445 Blackroadie (User) Sometimes I wish you were a pinata ! Platinum Boarder Posts: 6873 Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Could be just a coincidence but have you lubed the shifter linkage lately? Mine does that every now n then until I grease it up.   Logged     ...Scott   The administrator has disabled public write access. #510449 Greysnake (User) I'm so far behind I think I'm first. Platinum Boarder Posts: 10207 Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Other than my strong dis-like for anything Valvoline It still should not have changed the shifting. Try what BR. said about lubing the linkage.   Logged     06 Midnight Silverado *nothing shines like a star*   The administrator has disabled public write access. #510450 retsfcgman (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 12 Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago   No I have not lube shifter linkage lately.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #510454 jd750ace (User) I'm not IN danger, I AM the danger Platinum Boarder Posts: 7883 Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Not to steal, agree with lubing the linkage, especially the front pivot point for the lever, but what do you have against Valvoline GS? Not that I love them, but these things usually come from somwhere. I know lots of people that won't run Mobil 1 because they are sick of hearing about Exxon Mobil's profits. What gives, bro? Is it a local thing?   Logged     Last Edit: 2012/06/29 19:55 By jd750ace.     The administrator has disabled public write access. #510455 retsfcgman (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 12 Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago   I'll try lubeing shifter linkage. Maybe it's that.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #510460 Greysnake (User) I'm so far behind I think I'm first. Platinum Boarder Posts: 10207 Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago   Back in the '70s I used the stuff in my private vehicle and the engine was full of sludge after 30,000 miles. Changed oil every 3000 miles. Since the refinery was in Ashland where I was stationed with KSP they had a deal with the state to test it in our cruisers. We had more oil related problems than any other oil we used. I'm sure it's improved by now but we didn't use it in our cruisers any more. So I kinda soured on their oil.   Logged     Last Edit: 2012/06/29 20:12 By Greysnake.   06 Midnight Silverado *nothing shines like a star*   The administrator has disabled public write access. #510463 jd750ace (User) I'm not IN danger, I AM the danger Platinum Boarder Posts: 7883 Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago   +1 When I was a kid in the 70's, family members would use thier heavy duty oil in heavy equipment (probably because of pricing more than anything) but would not use it in passenger vehicles. Everybody was Penzoil people in the family cars. I didn't know if it might be Ashland Energy related. Lots of folks feel like they got screwed over by them on mineral rights and royalties, but that's business you should hire a lawyer for anyway, in my experience in Texas anyway. The Super America stores were owned by Ashland, and I used to get the best performance in all my vehicles with thier gas in the early 90's when I still lived in Ky. I always heard Quaker State was a sludging oil too, but as I get older and learn more, the engine's oil system design can create a lot of sludge and coking.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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