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What brand of 2 stroke oil are you using ?

  • Echo Red Armour

    Votes: 4 10.8%
  • Stihl premium 2-stroke oil

    Votes: 4 10.8%
  • Motomaster 2 stroke oil

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Echo Power blend 2 stroke oil

    Votes: 1 2.7%
  • Trufuel 50:1

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Trufuel 40:1

    Votes: 1 2.7%
  • Stihl motomix

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Other

    Votes: 27 73.0%

  • Total voters
    37
  • Poll closed .
Purchased Dolmar synthetic and looks, smells, same bottle as Husqvarna XP oil. Run it 40:1 in ethanol free fuel, time will tell.
 
No disrespect intended but why do you run 34:1 when most companies recommend 50:1 or 40:1. From what I know in a high performance 2 stroke engine you would have a richer premix like you run. I run what the manufacturer recommends and really try to dial in the jetting. The way I figure it their must be a reason why the manufacturer recommends that premix ratio. :reading:
Burned up lower ends until I went to 32:1. Not one since!
 
Switched several years ago to Stihl full synthetic - less smoke and carbon build-up so no turning back to dino. Recently brought a case of Dolmar full synthetic cheap - I swear my saws seem to run better. Might just be the neat blue color. Ron
 
Switched several years ago to Stihl full synthetic - less smoke and carbon build-up so no turning back to dino. Recently brought a case of Dolmar full synthetic cheap - I swear my saws seem to run better. Might just be the neat blue color. Ron
Glad to hear the Dolmar works good, I also bought a case while it was really cheap, haven’t used any yet, using up already opened bottles of this and that—mostly Red Armor!
 
Though you risk fouling plugs with a richer premix without adjusting your carburetor jetting right?
I've read about the 16:1 ratio being the max for power gain but I thought I read that was mostly for dirtbike hill climbers that are pretty much pinned and not ran at mid or idle. I could be wrong can't remember when I came across that.
How many & how long do you cut with your saw at any other than wide open throttle ? none I hope or you are not using your saw as it was intended to be used the minute fuel mix ratio's have com about through the quest to reduce emissions & from a manufacturers point of view if it passes the emissions test & lasts the warranty period using xx/1 oil/fuel ratio thet're not going to recommend using more oil to prolong the lifespan of the piece of kit why make a saw lasts longer "Bad for company profit /trade I'd say since specialist 2smoke oil was developed I've used nothing but a 32/1 ratio in the works money earning & my own saws & never had an oil related or plug fouling problemto me correct carb tuning has much more effect than a extra tiny amount of oil in the mix
 
If it says JASO FD it's good for me.
I've got a variety of oil kicking around that I've either gotten on sale on on impulse.
Stihl Ultra or off brand from Wally-World and the hardware stores, it doesn't matter. 40:1 gets-er-done.
I've probably got too much and should probably worry about the shelf life...
One more oil thread and I'm going back to SAE 30
Well can you still buy stinky non detergent 30 weight straight?
 
JASO JASO Oil Specifications
2T specifications
Japeneese motorcycle manufacturers found the limits demanded by the API TC specifications too loose. Oils meeting the API TC standard still produced excessive smoke and could not prevent exhaust blocking. Therefore the Japanese Engine Oil Standards Implementation Panel (JASO) introduced the following specifications:

JASO FA
Original spec established regulating lubricity, detergency, initial torque, exhaust smoke and exhaust system blocking.
JASO FB
Increased lubricity, detergency, exhaust smoke and exhaust system blocking requirements over FA.
JASO FC
Lubricity and initial torque requirements same as FB, however far higher detergency, exhaust smoke and exhaust system blocking requirements over FB.
JASO FD
Same as FC with far higher detergency requirement.
Find out more about JASO's 2T specifications from their website.
 
Stihl premium at 50:1 for my saws, trimmers, and blowers on ethanol free 92
Ouicksilver for my outboards on 92 ethanol free
And 927 bean oil at 32:1 in my high performance 2stroke quad motors on 110 race gas.

All run great. Quad goes through a plug on a hard weekend. Its stroked and heavily ported, intake, exhaust, and transfer ports.


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Ran Stihl for years in my Sachs/Dolmar and Stihl weedeater and Blower. It would plug the screens periodically and almost completely plugged the muffler on my blower. Ran good though if all was clean. Recently bought some Opti-2 to try. Staying with 50:1 though even they say 100:1. Although I am trying 100:1 in my Hitachi leaf blower. I will say one thing, the opti-2 is waayy cleaner burning. There is no smell.
 
Running Stihl Premium at 50:1 in all my saws, trimmers and leaf blowers for years with no issues.
I run 40:1 Amsoil Dominator in my dirt bike and 100:1 Amsoil Saber in my R/C airplanes but switching to Redline due to carbon fouling.

Absolutely no ethanol fuel in my small engines.


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Stihl premium at 50:1 for my saws, trimmers, and blowers on ethanol free 92
Ouicksilver for my outboards on 92 ethanol free
And 927 bean oil at 32:1 in my high performance 2stroke quad motors on 110 race gas.

All run great. Quad goes through a plug on a hard weekend. Its stroked and heavily ported, intake, exhaust, and transfer ports.


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I suppose you mean it fouls the plug? If so it aint jetted right or something is off.
 
I suppose you mean it fouls the plug? If so it aint jetted right or something is off.

We run them just a slight touch rich. Sometimes we have to come back via the beach. Blown a few up WFO on a 3-4 mile run.



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