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Guys Castrol have recalled a batch of there 2 stroke oil http://castrolmoto.com/en/home.php



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That's mad!

How what when?

Lol. If my bike seizes because of this contamination then they owe me a new engine? Surely. I mean i place my trust in them to make an oil that is suitable for my bike. And it seizes because of it. Thats mad!

Well luckerly i only use silkolene. But still mad

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Meh, they won't pay out for seized engines. It's very unlikely you could prove it was their oil that did it.

Check the batch date September 2012, most will of been long used by now.

If you have the exact brand in your bike, two choices really, empty out all the oil and put fresh oil in, or add another batch of oil to it, and hope it doesn't seize.

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I may have some. I bought some just to use in an oil can.

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I've always been close to buying it but always chose the halfords stuff, bit dumb because if it's been on sale since September just think how many will have already used it

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this is blatantly what happened last year to me that was the only stuff i bought i did the tiope end then went out bought this filled it up an hour later pop

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I've just had to rebuild my engine. This stuff Is the only 2 stroke I have put in my dt, my engine went pop end of last year.. Won't be buying that again.

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The only way you could really narrow it down to being this is by when you last did a topend rebuild, and how you ran it in, if you was bouncing the tits off of the limiter during running in, then it won't last long.

But if you was looking after it etc, and it went pop, then it probably was the oil, but as I said, it's extremely difficult to narrow down a oil brand blowing your engine.

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Silkolene all the way.

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I have some in my bike now and its a bottle of the recalled batch , will keep you guys posted as to what Castrol say, ive been out on it so could have done damage already, I paid for it with card at Halfords so I can trace the purchase and have proof and stll a little left in the bottle.

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ok update, phoned Castrol and I have the recalled batch, anyway they are paying for a new oil change in my bike drained out of the system and also an inspection of my engine at my local Honda dealer, I still have the plastic bottle with some of the affected oil, they were very helpful and if there is damage they will rectify so all good so far, he did say that its a precautionary recall, the affected oil is made in Italy and a batch came to uk.

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seems like a fair deal biggrin a potential free top rebuild isn't to be sniffed at wink



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What would the inspection include apart from just looking at it? If they take it apart may as well replace some components while they are there haha

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it'll be the old look up the exhaust port routine and charge castrol for a full strip down and inspect lol

normally compression test followed by a strip down if the figures aren't right.... fingers crossed biggrin 

 



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Sounds better than a service :)

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****, my bike died today and this is the first thing i'm thinking of. ****sucker

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well update , they tested my oil and it was fine, crescent motorcycles said my bike was fine as well, and today I received a cheque from Castrol for £168 , 68 for the costs like postage and new oil from crescents and 100 for my inconvenience , in all fairness Castrol have been really good, they arranged the RAC to collect my bike and paid for everything without any probs.

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wow thats awesome

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Thats mad!

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yeah im pleased, was great service from Castrol but not sure id use there 2 stroke oil again though lol.

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happy days! shocked to see a big company doing the right thing lol 

good pr though i suppose? i'd use them knowing that if they did screw

my bike up they'd pay for it biggrin

 



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Aye Fly, you still got the half empty bottle?

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no mate but i have some of the oil crescents drained from the bottle.



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Carplan is the way to go mine get a ragging on a bypass everyday!!!


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FunkeyMunkeyDavid wrote:

happy days! shocked to see a big company doing the right thing lol 

good pr though i suppose? i'd use them knowing that if they did screw

my bike up they'd pay for it biggrin

 


 

+1 99% of the time companies dodge paying any sort of compensation like a bullet

 

I would happily use them again knowing that they are happy to fix any screw ups



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flydnb wrote:

no mate but i have some of the oil crescents drained from the bottle.


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This happened to my bike t'other week, reckon i could pinch it and see if castrol will fix it for me? :p



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Went to get some earlier for the rmx, halfords still aren't even stocking it...had to go for halfords own in the end lol

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