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Quoted message said:

Changing the oil for the first time on a z3 bam. Having a hell of a time finding 7.5 oil (I'm not
mail ordering oil) so I'm going to go with 5 or 10. I'm about 160 lbs. and am thinking the 5
weight should be ok. Any opinions?

Chris

And no I'm not buying both and mixing.

I had the exact same problem. I went with the 10 wt, but now that I'm about your weight (165, was
about 188) I'm thinking 5 would work a little better. Both are good though.
--
Slacker

50 percent 5, and 50 percent 10

"ctg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Changing the oil for the first time on a z3 bam. Having a hell of a time finding 7.5 oil (I'm not
mail ordering oil) so I'm going to go with 5 or

10.

Quoted message said:

I'm about 160 lbs. and am thinking the 5 weight should be ok. Any

opinions?

Quoted message said:

Chris

And no I'm not buying both and mixing.

Ooops, didn't see that first read 🙂

I went to a motorcycle shop and bought 7.5 (it MAY have been 7). Cheap. Works.

Bill "cheap; works when abso nec" S.

Slacker said:

Quoted message said:

Changing the oil for the first time on a z3 bam. Having a hell of a time finding 7.5 oil (I'm not
mail ordering oil) so I'm going to go with 5 or 10. I'm about 160 lbs. and am thinking the 5
weight should be ok. Any opinions?

Chris

And no I'm not buying both and mixing.

I had the exact same problem. I went with the 10 wt, but now that I'm about your weight (165, was
about 188) I'm thinking 5 would work a little better. Both are good though.

been to your local moto shop?

Chris

Have you tried buying some oil from your local shop? If you build a good relationship with the staff
they may add a 16 oz bottle of the Factory 7.5 wt on there next order.

This is cut and pasted straight out of Marzocchi's Tech manual, and should address all your
questions. Just remember that 5 wt oil will speed up your rebound, and compression "which could be a
good thing".

Lubrication Marzocchi only recommends the use of high quality, synthetic fork oil to be used in the
Bomber forks. The oil needs to be free of any detergent or "seal swell' additives and specifically
designed for open bath cartridge systems. Marzocchi's Factory Fork Oil is a full synthetic blend
that fights damping fade due to heat and aeration and exceeds the performance of other suspension
fluids in these applications, especially in regards to 'stiction. ' All Bomber forks use 7.5 weight
oil stock. In addition, Marzocchi recommends lubricating the stanchions with a silicon spray and
greasing the dust seals for peak performance. When the fork is new, the stanchions may be dry and
sticky, especially on forks using the Cryofit or boltless crown design. Lubricating the stanchions
will help speed up the break-in period and help keep older forks at their peak performance. Silicon
spray can be found at any auto parts store or possibly a hardware store. To grease the dust seals on
forks using the PowerWrap M Arch, the lower legs will need to be taken off. Usually the fork can be
turned upside-down and compressed numerous times to drain the oil into the top of the fork. Then the
legs can be pulled off without losing any oil and the seals can be cleaned and greased. Be careful
when putting the lower leg assembly back on the fork, so that the seal lips are not folded in. For
forks using the bolt-on arch, just pry the dust seals up with a small, flat screwdriver and apply
the grease on the underside of the dust seal. This can be done with the fork still on the bike, but
be careful not to damage the stanchion tubes when removing dust seals. Use only a silicon or a
teflon based grease. Lithium based greases may damage the rubber material.

Greg

ctg said:

Changing the oil for the first time on a z3 bam. Having a hell of a time finding 7.5 oil (I'm not
mail ordering oil) so I'm going to go with 5 or 10. I'm about 160 lbs. and am thinking the 5
weight should be ok. Any opinions?

Chris

And no I'm not buying both and mixing.

Golden Spectro Cartridge Fork Fluid 125/150 is 7.5 wt. Try your local motorcycle shop.

David

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Quoted message said:

Chris

Have you tried buying some oil from your local shop? If you build a good relationship with the
staff they may add a 16 oz bottle of the Factory 7.5 wt on there next order.

This is cut and pasted straight out of Marzocchi's Tech manual, and should address all your
questions. Just remember that 5 wt oil will speed up your rebound, and compression "which could be
a good thing".

Lubrication Marzocchi only recommends the use of high quality, synthetic fork oil

to

Quoted message said:

be used in the Bomber forks. The oil needs to be free of any detergent or "seal swell' additives
and specifically designed for open bath cartridge systems. Marzocchi's Factory Fork Oil is a full
synthetic blend that

fights

Quoted message said:

damping fade due to heat and aeration and exceeds the performance of other suspension fluids in
these applications, especially in regards to

'stiction.

Quoted message said:

' All Bomber forks use 7.5 weight oil stock. In addition, Marzocchi recommends lubricating the
stanchions with a

silicon

Quoted message said:

spray and greasing the dust seals for peak performance. When the fork is new, the stanchions may
be dry and sticky, especially on forks using the Cryofit or boltless crown design. Lubricating the
stanchions will help speed up the break-in period and help keep older

forks

Quoted message said:

at their peak performance. Silicon spray can be found at any auto parts store or possibly a
hardware store. To grease the dust seals on forks using the PowerWrap M Arch, the

lower

Quoted message said:

legs will need to be taken off. Usually the fork can be turned upside-down and compressed numerous
times to drain the oil into the top of the fork. Then the legs can be pulled off without losing
any oil and the seals can

be

Quoted message said:

cleaned and greased. Be careful when putting the lower leg assembly back

on

Quoted message said:

the fork, so that the seal lips are not folded in. For forks using the bolt-on arch, just pry the
dust seals up with a small, flat screwdriver

and

Quoted message said:

apply the grease on the underside of the dust seal. This can be done with the fork still on the
bike, but be careful not to damage the stanchion

tubes

Quoted message said:

when removing dust seals. Use only a silicon or a teflon based grease. Lithium based greases may
damage the rubber material.

Do ya think they mean silicone?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

when removing dust seals. Use only a silicon or a teflon based grease. Lithium based greases may
damage the rubber material.

Do ya think they mean silicone?

Perhaps a sand based grease will help sell repair parts...

just use half 10wt and half 5wt - problem solved as long as they are both synthetic and from same
manufacturer

"ctg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Changing the oil for the first time on a z3 bam. Having a hell of a time finding 7.5 oil (I'm not
mail ordering oil) so I'm going to go with 5 or

10.

Quoted message said:

I'm about 160 lbs. and am thinking the 5 weight should be ok. Any

opinions?

Quoted message said:

Chris

And no I'm not buying both and mixing.

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rustyax said:

50 percent 5, and 50 percent 10

Sorry, but that doesn't work with oil weights.

With weights this close together? Yeah, I'd call it "good enough."

Spider

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Changing the oil for the first time on a z3 bam. Having a hell of a time finding 7.5 oil (I'm
not mail ordering oil) so I'm going to go with 5 or

10.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm about 160 lbs. and am thinking the 5 weight should be ok. Any

opinions?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Chris

And no I'm not buying both and mixing.

I had the exact same problem. I went with the 10 wt, but now that I'm

about your weight (165, was about 188) I'm thinking 5 would

Quoted message said:

work a little better. Both are good though.
--
Slacker

Put the 5 weight in today and installed the new headset, [censored] thing has about a mm gap on the
top, damn proprietary parts. Anyway I just took it out for an urban ride, seems fine, a little more
responsive if anything. Will let you know how it is after a trail ride.

--
Chris
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J'm Sm'th said:

rustyax said:

50 percent 5, and 50 percent 10

Sorry, but that doesn't work with oil weights.

I've wondered about that. What's the correct way to do it? I've heard of others doing this (ratio
based on what they want to get) and they had no complaints...

David