Does Screaming Eagle full synthetic lubricant have a shelf life?

[Mwilli812]

Does Screaming Eagle full synthetic lubricant have a shelf life?

I run screaming eagle full synthetic in my engine and tranny. The book says change engine lubricant at 5 k miles or annually, which ever comes first. However that same lubricant in the tranny can go 20k miles and there is nothing said about changing it annually. The reason I am asking is that it has taken me 5 years to put 5k miles on my 110th Anniversary triglide. So according to the manual I should have changed engine lube 5 times by now?? So does that mean if I only ride it 1k miles per year, the tranny lube is good for 20 years?? I'm capable of doing all my own maintenance but I'll be honest, this lube schedule has got me a little confused.

Up till now I've only maintained metric bikes where engine and tranny were all one unit.

Any inputs would be GREATLY appreciated.

 

[Old Road Dog]

If you think you're confused now wait till you see the responses.Nothing Jack's people up like oil.But to be helpfull-changing your oil/tranny/primary is the cheapest thing you can do to prolong the life of your motor.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Lubricating oils have a different job to do than transmission gear lube

IMO that is why you can get away with longer intervals

Mobil 1 says its synthetic oil has a 5 year shelf life; not to mean to keep it in the engine that long with spent gasses in the oil JMO

 

[rhino 2]

I run screaming eagle full synthetic in my engine and tranny. The book says change engine lubricant at 5 k miles or annually, which ever comes first. However that same lubricant in the tranny can go 20k miles and there is nothing said about changing it annually. The reason I am asking is that it has taken me 5 years to put 5k miles on my 110th Anniversary triglide. So according to the manual I should have changed engine lube 5 times by now?? So does that mean if I only ride it 1k miles per year, the tranny lube is good for 20 years?? I'm capable of doing all my own maintenance but I'll be honest, this lube schedule has got me a little confused.

Up till now I've only maintained metric bikes where engine and tranny were all one unit.

Any inputs would be GREATLY appreciated.

Easy solution....Mark a date on your calendar lets just say for ease of Remembrance January first or maybe your birthday., And every January first or your Birthday just change all 3 holes....Oh, And don't forget to change the oil filter while you are at it.. :Shrug:

 

[Ed H]

I change my oils every fall when I put the bike away.

Last yr only put 800 miles on it, still put new fresh oil in all three holes.

Darn thing is way to expensive to cut corners on oil changes.

Leaving oil in that long is not good, gas and combustion emissions are in there, should not let it eat at the case.