Nice post Oilman.
I'm using full synthetic in my VW diesel and BMW car and have just switched over to synthetic in my R1200GS after the 10,000 km recommended by BWM. My R100GS has had nothing but dino oil in the engine and mostly synthetic in the transmission. The reason I stuck with dino oil is that I thought it would be more practical to do more frequent oil changes in developing countries where synthetic is not readily available. What would you suggest for a trans-Africa journey? Run synthetic as long as possible and then swap out to whatever is locally available, carry enough oil for a change half way down or simply run dino oil from the start, changing as often as practical?
I think we've all heard stories of synthetics causing more oil leaks in an older engine that has grown up on mineral oil. What is the current state of affairs with synthetics? Would putting synthetic in my 230,000 km R100 cause the pushrod tube seals to start leaking?
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'84 R100RT 141,000 km (Dad's!)
'89 R100GS 250,000 km (and ready for another continent)
'07 R1200GS Adventure 100,000 km (just finished Circumnavigating Asia)
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