I've been running the same ratio and oil for a few years now, it was only an issue with the new saw set rich and going easy on it breaking it in. When I run them normally bucking up a wood pile they're fine.
Yeah , thats healthy for break in , the 1st tank . I run a little richer oil ratio & fatter on the tune on all my Commercial saws , especially ported ! They run higher rpm & usually a little hotter , so there is very little residue top side since I try to keep them wicked up , but plenty within the crankcase during storage . All is good brother !
Yep I figured they did. Where I was looking at the time they had Dom quarts and Saber in smaller bottles
I made the mistake of buying a bottle of interceptor at rural king i forget it has no color at all. It lubes well if you can get past the lack of color.
Like this i am sure.Yeah , thats the old School oil 24:1 , 20:1 & 16:1 ratio's , prior to 2 stroke engine oil development . Back in the late 50's & early 60's a quart of Sae. straight 30 4 cycle oil within a gallon of gas was normal . As JR previously mentioned its very effective within mosquitoes & blackfly suppression . However , used motor oil for bar oil usage was never an excepted practice in my neck of the woods brother !
Yep , that's because it is primarily designed for oil injection systems remember Jake ? Although , it can be used also as a premix oil , since it has a low pour point !
Same here. Ended up mixing it in with something else with dye
Topped off my 1 gallon jug of saber.
Still better than lucas.
Amsoil has gone up again here in Australia.
Opti 2 is comparable but don't get heavy with the ratio.
Pfffft....yeah , nite & day there mate !
Yeah , iam in the same position with Motul & Maxima along with a few other American manufactured premium oils over $30 a quart. I have been a loyal Amsoil customer since 2010 , so I recieve preferred rate . I complain all the time about the difference , apparently I should be grateful that I don't pay your price . Although the Red Armor 5 gal pail I bought last fall for $150 tax & shipping included is through the roof now lol . P.S. I pay $15.19 for Saber , $15.80 for Dominator. & $14.70 for Interceptor CDN a quart a little cheaper if I buy by the gallon .
Opti 2 & Quaker State 2T is what Polaris Central spec'd for our RXL factory Midnight Blue Express race sleds in 1978 . It was a premium racé oil back then . It ran well in the Centurian & Liberty era engines back then , not sure how it would perform in the new Patroit engine platform in my 2016 Assault Axis lol.
I have all my containers clearly labelled saw , trimmer , sled , bike . Since the ratio's vary . My boat is 4T so no mix & my sleds are all Injector primarily which I just fill the oil reservoir with Interceptor . My Polaris 1978 650 RXL Triple was running Interceptor premix @ 40:1 , last fall I switched to Red Armor @ 50:1 after a 1week trial between 40:1 & 50:1 . My Polaris 2003 700 SKS Twin with it oil injection still runs Interceptor . My Can Am Qualifier & Husquarna MX Dirt bikes both were running Interceptor Pre-mix @ 40:1 but may switch to Red Armor also , gotta use up the 5 Gallon jug , don't have a lot of pre-mix usage anymore lol .
I had trouble with opti 2 mixing heavier than 50:1 i suppose the viscosity has something to do with it. At work there is a 1 gallon container with a pump and it is usually two pumps per gallon it works out to 2 ounces per gallon. It does leave a nice oil film on everything.
I bought 1 liter of the castrol garden 2t and tried it back last year and it performed well.
It & Quaker State , were light years a head of the competition . We ran exclusively 40:1 in our factory Starfire engines which were tuned to the limit . The factory engine designers & engineers did hours of Dyno testing , followed by track performance testing to validate everything . Opti 2 , much like Saber is a heavier viscosity oil but without as good a detergent additive package imo , you have to be on point with your tuning . Then in the 80's both oils a became scarce North of the Border for some reason !
