Engine oil VALVOLINE or MOTUL

Valvoline full synthetic with max life was the best oil I tested based on blackstone results.

Anything from Motul Go for full synthetic and according to the grade and spec recommended by your instruction manual.

I'll use my Valvoline happily.

Prefer 10w40 full synthetic only.

this oil is used in a dominar 400 and has been used for roughly 1500km before the highway ride in heavy and light city traffic. my opinion of this oil so far is pros:-

it's very consistent so you know what to expect from it

maintains its smoothness even at higher rpms/ speeds

the engine remains cool on the highways but again this can be attributed to the excellent heat management liquid cooling system of Dominar 400

oil drains can be decently long 4-5k km if the motorcycle Is liquid-cooled( it will still have some life left but hey please change the oil at 5k km)

it's a clean oil, and it has detergents that will keep your engine from having sludge deposits

cons:-

as soon as the engine heats the gear shift experience is a mess, its okay to switch between gears but getting into neutral is hard

higher priced compared to other good brands like total hi perf, but lower than Castrol

also, this is a big one I've heard and read on other motorcycle forums, ester-based oils can be bad for gaskets and seals in the long run.

this oil is kinda bad to use in an air-cooled engine, because this oil evaporates and decreases in level, in an air-cooled engine this will be a mess as this oil from what I can understand and feel was designed to go into a liquid-cooled engine and this does a poor job at transferring and absorbing heat. seen many cases of oil level drop when used in an air/oil cooled motor

most importantly there are a lot of fakes of this oil in the market so to source the genuine one just go to a KTM showroom if your bike uses 10w50

verdict:- good oil for the price, looks fancy with the red colour, does its job well, and will last 5k km easily on a liquid-cooled engine

Just make sure it’s SP 0w30 I personally run the euro spec castrol which is the same at the BMW bottle. The Motul SP is also good.

I was skeptical of this oil until I saw some actual results and a few oil analysis. Whatever this special carbon eating molecular structure they have come up with works and isn't damaging to parts. I'm at about 29K miles and just put this oil on the VB.

Valvoline VR 1 straight 40

Change the oil and filter then I use valvoline vr1 10w30. Remember vw engines rely on oil flow, not heavy viscosity.

Valvoline oil is good I wouldn't suggest full synthetic it's just a rip off you can get high mileage oil that you can drive for 5,000 or 7,500 miles between oil changes.