1 Current days engine oil for a 1991 BMW k100 Thu Aug 10, 2023 2:49 pm
katsawa
active member
Hello,
As nowadays technology advances very quickly and all kinds of oil types are developed everyday, I want your opinion about what oil type, manufacturer etc i should use for a 1991 BMW K100.
I know that there are some topics on this, however they are old, dated from a lot of years back and may be old solutions.
Most of the guys recommend 15w50 for an (average) hot climate. I am living in Romania and nowdays i am riding mostly throughout the year (maybe 9-10 months), so I would say an average temperature will be about 20 degrees, with a lot of very hot summer days (30 +).
Anyways, i was thinking about a Motul 5100 15w50 4t technosynthese ma2. What do you think about this?
I am also specifying that milage of the motorcycle is quite high. I am not sure exactly how high because a few years ago the speedometer (including odometer) stopped working, and now it's working from time to time and I am not sure about how many miles it exactly has. I would think about 100k kilometers or somewhere there. Also the motorcycle oil was not changed for a long time now, the motorcycle was not riden for a few years and now I'm trying to make it run good again.
Also, I am interested in changing the oil filter, and I was thinking about a Hiflofiltro HF163.
I also came across this "kit" for an oil change which seams suitable (the website seems to be "supplier for motorrad"). https://www.euromotoelectrics.com/product-p/oilchange-kb.htm?CartID=1
However the delivery for this kit in my country is above $100 and it's not suitable. But, if you think that the parts would be more suitable than the hf163 with motul 15w50, i might be able to procure them individually.
Thanks in advance!
As nowadays technology advances very quickly and all kinds of oil types are developed everyday, I want your opinion about what oil type, manufacturer etc i should use for a 1991 BMW K100.
I know that there are some topics on this, however they are old, dated from a lot of years back and may be old solutions.
Most of the guys recommend 15w50 for an (average) hot climate. I am living in Romania and nowdays i am riding mostly throughout the year (maybe 9-10 months), so I would say an average temperature will be about 20 degrees, with a lot of very hot summer days (30 +).
Anyways, i was thinking about a Motul 5100 15w50 4t technosynthese ma2. What do you think about this?
I am also specifying that milage of the motorcycle is quite high. I am not sure exactly how high because a few years ago the speedometer (including odometer) stopped working, and now it's working from time to time and I am not sure about how many miles it exactly has. I would think about 100k kilometers or somewhere there. Also the motorcycle oil was not changed for a long time now, the motorcycle was not riden for a few years and now I'm trying to make it run good again.
Also, I am interested in changing the oil filter, and I was thinking about a Hiflofiltro HF163.
I also came across this "kit" for an oil change which seams suitable (the website seems to be "supplier for motorrad"). https://www.euromotoelectrics.com/product-p/oilchange-kb.htm?CartID=1
However the delivery for this kit in my country is above $100 and it's not suitable. But, if you think that the parts would be more suitable than the hf163 with motul 15w50, i might be able to procure them individually.
Thanks in advance!