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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by silinteg90
is it a good idea to change em for a new set? will i need to? my 95 gsr has 85,000 miles..slight noise only in the mornings only when its really freakin cold outside for about 3 seconds..i live in chicago..i just bought it and i know the previous owner drove it hard..there some cheap ass oil in there right now..i think from murrays auto parts and a no name filter..should i change over to synthetic? before i do the drastic rod bearings...thanks!
It's useless to just change the bearings. Thats something that would go alone with a rebuild. If your doing it your self and not paying someone, than at least think about changing rings too.

Change to 5W-30, maybe you have thick oil in their to hide engine problems.
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