Y'all piqued my  interest.  The Castrol website is a bit of a pain to find 
their motorcycle product specs.  Ultimately, I found all of the motorcycle oils 
are multi viscosity.  So it seems like Castrol is out of the picture.  I have 
little to no experience with Castrol tech support but can attest to phenomenal 
tech support from AMSOIL.  Call their tech support and explain the problem they 
can most likely find a product for your application based on friction 
coefficients and viscosity, not based on designated product application.

I was overwhelmed by the choices of hydro oil for my backstay.  The 
manufacturer simply said ISO 32.  What!?  Amsoil tech support was very helpful 
and found their power steering fluid to fit the bill.


Best of luck,

Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD

Aug 1, 2023 11:28:58 Sylvain Laplante via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>:

> It's classification is API SP .. As I said look for API SF or older ( for our 
> engines ). Several antifriction were added after SH/SF and in addition to 
> that, they reduced the famous "ZDDP" additive which is so important for the 
> last level protection to prevent oil breakdown. That ZDDP can clog catalist 
> converter but our A4 don't have that problem  :-)
> 
> I've done a 5 day motoring with my A4 and it did not burn oil noticeably ( 
> still close to the dipstick top mark ) and not really black/dirty. Still 
> original 1975 A4 . I change oil twice a year and when it is hot since we 
> don't have an oil filter.
> Castrol site says a few things about motorcycle oils and this was the oil 
> Moyer used to recommend on it's site..
> MOTORCYCLE VS MOTOR OIL | Castrol® 
> USA[https://www.castrol.com/en_us/united-states/home/motorcycle-oil-and-fluids/motorcycle-vs-motor-oil.html]
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> *MOTORCYCLE VS MOTOR OIL | Castrol® USA*
> 
> Many drivers wonder if you can use normal oil for their motorcycles. Learn 
> the key differences to settle the iss...
> 
> [https://www.castrol.com/en_us/united-states/home/motorcycle-oil-and-fluids/motorcycle-vs-motor-oil.html]Sylvain
> 1975 C&C27
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 10:36:06 AM EDT, Paul Hood via CnC-List 
> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> This is the SAE30 oil I’m using.
> 
>  
> 
> https://www.okpetroleummarketplace.com/castrol-sae-30-hd-30-motor-oil-6-quarts.html
> 
>  
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>  
> 
> Paul Hood
> 
> 416.799.5549
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>  
> 
> *From:* Joe Della Barba via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 1, 2023 10:09 AM
> *To:* 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> *Cc:* j...@dellabarba.com
> *Subject:* Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Atomic 4 reversing - help, help
> 
>  
> 
> I would think about an oil change and use oil designed for motorcycles with a 
> wet clutch and see if that helps.
> 
>  
> 
> Joe
> 
> Coquina
> 
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