SWG powervent oil requirements

A buddy has the SWG powervent and is asking me what oil he should use to lubricate it. Apparently they suggest a synthetic oil that is very expensive? What say you SWG users?

No one has any thoughts on this?

I find that hard to believe with this crowd!!!

Give Jerry at LL a call, he sells them. I'd try Mobile ! 0w-5wt, but that's me. It may not be thin enough.

Greg

Use the correct recomended oil . Cheaper in the long run . Dave

Flyer5 wrote:Use the correct recomended oil . Cheaper in the long run . Dave

I agree, but someone makes that oil for SWG. It's a commonly spec'd oil that doesn't have to cost $20 for a few ounces. Just trying to save a buddy some $$ that he doesn't have.

BRP sells their semi-synthetic oil for my fuel injected snowmobile at $28 a gallon. Castrol makes it for them and you can buy it with the Castrol name on it for $6 a gallon. Which would you buy?

av8r wrote:

Flyer5 wrote:Use the correct recomended oil . Cheaper in the long run . Dave

I agree, but someone makes that oil for SWG. It's a commonly spec'd oil that doesn't have to cost $20 for a few ounces. Just trying to save a buddy some $$ that he doesn't have.

BRP sells their semi-synthetic oil for my fuel injected snowmobile at $28 a gallon. Castrol makes it for them and you can buy it with the Castrol name on it for $6 a gallon. Which would you buy?

I understand that but that few ounces of oil will last a long time . If you use the incorrect type it will cost hundreds for a new motor . I would maybe call a motor repair shop or someone who services high temp motor applications at least it would be an educated guess . Dave

I think Matt has the secret formula, he posted it in another thread. It was a synthetic.

coaledsweat wrote:I think Matt has the secret formula, he posted it in another thread. It was a synthetic.

I figured someone must have. Creative bunch here. I PM'd Matt, but he had said he was going to be very busy late Jan/early Feb.

Thanks

Wish I did have the secret formula, would definitely bottle it and make a few bucks.

If you look up the Dow FS1265 Fluorosilcone lube it has properties that are very well suited to porous bronze bearings at temps up to 400*F and in extreme and corrosive environments.

http://www.neelyindustries.com/pdf/fs1265.pdf

I finally broke down and bought the real stuff from SWG (along with a spare replacement motor just in case), guess I got scared and didn't want to push my luck.