912 oil - Cape Town

[Jeremy D]

Hi guys.

I am looking for some Shell Advance VSX4 oil - tried all the local bike shops, no luck.

What are you using and from which supplier?

Thanks

Jeremy
Morningstar

[Low Level]

Rotax spec any good 4-stroke motorcycle oil - except MOTUL and Castrol GPS.

Castrol Activo -semi-synthetic or Castrol Power 1- full sunthetic, but a bit on the expensive side.

My brother is on the retail side - Shell=assholes on the supply side. He waits sometimes 4-6 months for a delivery from Shell - they are just not bothered.

[Low Level]

Extraction from the Rotax manual:

3.2) Operation with unleaded fuel or MOGAS
•CAUTION: When operating primarily on unleaded fuels or MOGAS, the maintenance intervals remain unchanged from the published maintenance schedule found in the currently valid Maintenance Manual for the engine type.
In case of severe operating conditions, the time between maintenance intervals must be generally shorter, and in particular, the frequency of oil changes must be increased regardless of the type of fuel mainly used (MOGAS 0rAVGAS).
Use the following oils and observe the oil specification indicated:
1) recommendation code
* The viscosity column is only a guidline. Substituting other than that shown is acceptable.
Example: Formula Shell Synthetic Blend SAE 5W-30 is a substitute for 1 OW-30.
I Full-synthetic motorcycle oil with gear additives. Highly recommended for high temperature operation (higher than 120 00/250 °F) using only unleaded fuels.
2 Semi-synthetic motorcycle oils with gear additives. Highly recommended for normal (less than 120 00/250 °F) and high temperature (higher than 120 00/250 °F) operation using leaded or unleaded fuels.
3 Semi-synthetic oil. Recommended for normal (less than 120 00 / 250 °F) and high temperature (higher than 120 00! 250 °F) operation using leaded or unleaded fuels.
4 Full-syntheticoil: Recommended for high temperature operation (higherthan 120 00/250 °F) using only unleaded
fuels.
•NOTE:
The coefficient of viscosity indicates the tendency of oil to flow but it is not necessarily a quality code. Country specific deviations of the viscosity are possible. If in doubt compare the product specifications, notes and requirements. Example: a highly fluid (low viscosity) oil may have friction modifiers added and thus should be avoided.
Motor oils recommended (for use with unleaded fuel or MOGAS)
MOBIL Mobill APISJ/CF SAE5W-30
MOBIL® Mobill APISJ/CF SAE15W-50
SHELL® Advance VSX4 APISG SAE 1OW-40
SHELL® Advance VSX4 APISG SAE 15W-50
SHELL® Advance Ultra 4 APISJ SAE 10 W-40
SHELL® FormulaShellSyntheticBlend APISJ SAE1OW-30
Yacco® MVX 500 Synthetic APISJ SAE 10 W-40
Vacco MVX 500 Synthetic APISJ SAE 15 W-50
Valvoline® DuraBlend Synthetic APISJ SAE1OW-40
Pennzoil® MotorcycleMotorOil APISH SAE2OW-502



3.4) Motor oils not suitable for engine type 912 1914 Series
Experience has shown thatonly some oils are suitable for use in ROTAX® engines type 912/914 and careful selection is advised following the recommendations in this Service Instruction.
•NOTE: In principle ROTAX® has not approved any specific oils, but oils must meet certain quality requirements. ROTAX® only recommends the oils described in Sections 3.2 and 3.3 of this Service Instruction.
ROTAX® is aware offormulation changesto some oils previously recommended for use in this Service Instruction. As a result, ROTAX® no longer recommends following oils and these should not be used anymore:

Castrol© GPS API SG I CD
MOTUL© 5lOOSyntheticBlend APISJ

[Morph]

Suzuki South in Wynberg, the only place I have found it

[Jeremy D]

Thanks guys, I'll give them a call.

Managed to get 4 liters and filter etc. from Aerosport as well, so my oil change is sorted.

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