My 08 currently has 7500miles. It's got full honda service history. I bought it with 6000 miles, As the bike is in perfect condition ect I wanted to keep the service record up to date. So I went to my local honda which is newcastle to ask about the 8000mile service. Now the book says the recommend oil is 10 30. So when I asked what oil do you put in they said they use 10 40 in all there bikes. I asked if they could put 10 30 in which honda recommend for the cbr1000rr and they said they could at an extra cost. This too me seems wrong. I'm taking it to honda and paying premium prices and there not even putting the correct oil in. I'm glad I asked, now my 08 does not seem to burn oil, but if I ever need to top up, I would of used 10 30 but of course it would of been mixing with 10 40. What would you guys recommend I do? What oil do you guys use? Cheers
Phil.. this oil topic could be debated till the end of time Some on here prefer 10w30, some like me prefer 10w40. To be honest, either will suit your bike fine and neither will do any harm. The reason some dealers may charge extra for the 10w30 is likely to be down to them having to use an off-the-shelf oil rather than the bulk they buy in for servicing. I would avoid mixing 30 & 40 for top ups.. its not expensive so always stick to the same for top-ups would be my advice
Service it yourself and with the money you saved treat it to some F/S 10w30 and some brake pads ,keep the receipts and a few photos .Its out of warranty and in my opinion this does not effect any part x or sale as you get ripped anyway.
As others have said 10w40 is fine, if using 10w30 a better grade should be used as its thinner and you need better protection. Probably why they will charge more as need to up the quality plus they won't have any in! Also I guess 10w30 could cause some bikes to burn oil... Another reason to switch to 40
I would give customer service at honda uk a call and let them know, all to often the dealers are doing things which could perhaps invalidate your Warranty come claim time! The owners handbook states 10w30 as does the sticker on the side of my bike stating castrol power one racing 10w30 oil
I think the DIY route is the one to take. It has many benefits, ie, Cheaper, You don't get the apprentice practicing on your bike, you know quality products have been used, you get to see and understand your machine, and its quirks yourself, you find developing faults before they get too severe, your skill level increases. I would like to bet if you did a cost benefit analysis between DIY and dealer servicing, say for New to five years, say 30,000 Mile. If you kept bills and wrote servicing up in the service book for your DIY. Or the dealer stamps. I recon the price achieved at sale would be a minimal difference. But the servicing costs themselves would be Quadruple with Dealer. Perhaps someone with Dealer servicing costs information could work it out? Plenty help here if you are new to servicing, everyone will love to help, and you will enjoy the work, getting a greater understanding of your bike. Mike. PS ... if you really got stuck, I'm not too far away.
One reason why my Blade has never been to a Honda Dealer for a service. I would rather take it my JHS racing who do mine and ensure they follow the book. Unlike Honda who don't strange that
Disappointing to know that Honda dealers are not following the book. We pay a premium to use them for peace of mind (to get the service stamp on our service book) and this is what we get in return. Doesn't seem right to me.
Just checked my service history, the bike has run on 10w30 it's whole life so going to stick with that. As far as sticking with the honda dealer I'm not so sure
How do you know Honda dealers don't follow the book, perhaps some but not all. You could always 'ensure' your local Honda dealer does do it by the book.
I asked them, what they use. They will put in 10w30 but at an extra cost. It isn't a problem, I'm guessing they just buy in 10w40 in bulk. I just want to use what the bike has always ran on.
I've got a 64 plate blade and will NOT take it back to dealer I got it from. Long stor short got them to fit r&g bungs, fairings was not fitted back properly, fitted r&g tail tidy and fitted indicators wrong. So far Ive got a 6 page email drafted to hondauk
LOL...... It's not hard is it.... Honda even colour code the plugs, how on earth can the mechanic get that wrong !!!!
I was told the top tech worked on it, drain hole was at the top so would fill up with water if washed or rain
Didn't Honda change their minds about which oil was recommended for the blade about 2010 tho from the 10-30 to 10-40 and as such the castrol sticker differs with age of bike? The only difference between the two tho is the 10-40 is a lil thicker due to its ability to operate at higher ambient temperatures! The user manual shows the various oil specs that should be used in the bike for the various ambient temps the oil will achieve desired protection! Mixing 30 and 40 weight oils will not cause any issues either! It will just raise the oils ability to operate at slightly higher ambient temp.
I would rather have the 40 for added protection, plus its less likely to burn it perhaps.. Probably why Honda changed their minds after the 08 issues
picture from Danny's SP at the weekend.. I fitted some braided lines to the SP (ABS) and was about to start the bleed process.. opened the rear reservoir and found the polystyrene from inside a brake fluid bottle cap INSIDE the reservoir below the membrane! Couldnt make it up.. the SP's brakes were bled by Aberdeen Honda Ecosse after he came back from his European trip last summer..
