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Originally Posted by Joost Z
I don't agree with the previous posts that good oil is available from the petrol stations in East Africa. The oil at the petrol stations I have seen is always mono grade mineral oil. Suitable for an old XR of XT. But not very suitable for a high performance KTM.
I live close to Nairobi and it took me quit some time to find a desent syntetic oil for my landrover. Fortunately according to the label that oil can also be used for a wet clutch. So now I throw it my KTM 525EXC as well.
For sure in Nairobi Ian can help you with the correct oil. You can also try the supplier of Shell oils in the second streed behind Toyota East Africa.
In other coutries you can look for a 5W40 A3B3 syntetic oil to be used in modern cars but in countries like Sudan and Ethiopia it can be difficult to find.
Or maybe you have to compromise on the quality. But if the correct oil is not available I would prefer to extend the service interval a bit.
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We obviously went to different petrol stations...... It's not available at EVERY one for sure, but It never took me long for find multigrade 20-50 oil with SJ, SH or higher grading.
Using old spent oil is far worse than using clean, fresh (slightly) lower quality oil....
Ted
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