the big debate (what oil are you using and why)

[beerman57]

When I drove to Ocala (150 miles) to get my 2nd antique, a ’56’ MK30, the seller said to run Merc Premium Plus. Since he had about 200 motors and a lot of parts, racing motors, boats – all stored in nice "garages", I thought maybe he knew what he was talking about. Wish I had bought his MK50, just didn’t want spend that much in one day.

[kerry]

Pennzoil Full Synthetic for close to 15 years now. Factory ratios. 100% biodegradable. Around $27 a gallon at my local Menards. Little smoke. Use it in my outboards, Lawn Boy mowers, weedwacker, and snowblower. Not one issue.

If you have too many, AND not enough, you're a collector.

[PugetSoundBoater]

I use Penzoil reg ,OMC XD 30 ,and have 2.5 gal of Mercury premium my friend gave me,that I will mix with the OMC XD 30.I
In regards to what company makes private label oil, I got a OMC oil brochure stapled inside a 1989 Johnson owners manual I recently got with the same Canadian built Johnson 9.9. The brochure shows these OMC bottles with a different label than I’ve seen in the states. The fine print reads"blended and packaged by Burmah-Castrol Canada Limited" . No printing date on the brochure. So I assume at some point in the late 1980’s Castrol had a contract to make oils for OMC ,in Canada anyway.

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[labrador-guy]

I been using Mercury Quicksilver synthetic. It is getting expensive around here, 39 bucks, the last one I purchased at Wallyworld. Penzoil XLF also, it’s cheaper and seems to work good. I mix it 32:1 have only one two cycle mix and all my two cycle motors get the same mix. Chain saw, weed wacker, tiller, whatever! All done with that 16:1 BS. To many goobers in the water and on the transom. I learned a long time ago you can’t fix a bad bearing with more oil! A motor can only use so much lube the rest gets puked into the water. Don’t mean to rile any feathers but that is my humble opinion.

dale

[dougs-outboards]

I use Walmart’s super tech 2 cycle with tcw-3 with no problems. $10.99 per gallon. Seems to be as good as anything else, that you can tell anyway. Little smoke, no puke, etc.

Side note: I do not like Walmart super tech auto 10-40 oil tho… Tried it once, after a week my tappets were ticking noisely in my car. Threw in some ‘miracle in a can’ sea foam, it stopped ticking, drained it and went back to the only oil I will use, Castrol GTX, either 10-30 or 10-40.

[Tubs]

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

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[Mumbles]

My dealer gave me a good deal on a jug of XD-50 once but since I never noticed any difference with my 50:1 motors, I stick with the cheaper Canadian Tire house brand of TCW III as it goes on sale once or twice a year. I also have some cans of TCW I should start using up as it would be perfect for the low horsepower classic motors.

So far, we have no restrictions regarding two-stroke motors on any lakes that I am aware of but whatever happens in the US, usually happens up here eventually. If you are coming up North for a holiday, bring your smoky old motor along and run it as much as you want!

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[joesnuffy]

I run Maxima Snowmobile Tundra oil it is synthetic blend and was very affordable compared to their other racing oils. A lot of my smaller outboards do not have thermostats is also one reason I choose it. I have used it in all my stuff jet skis, leaf blowers, outboards etc for like 15 years now. It runs super clean keeping internal engine parts clean with minimal carbon and is not terribly expensive you can get it for about 23 bucks a gallon here is the site I get it from. The spark plugs in all my toys always look like new no fouling etc. I normally order it 4 gallons at a time and like 20 bucks to ship it. Give it a try you will be very happy. My wife loves it she doesn’t like the smell of normal 2 stroke oil burning and actually the older I get I don’t much care for it either and it helps to keep the fish happy also. This is my humble opinion I know their are other good oils out there but this is what I use and it keeps my motors happy happy happy.

Joe

Here is where I get it

http://www.snowparthub.com/249128_Maxim … Ao148P8HAQ

Also I use this quick mix bottle they make you can get them on ebay makes mixing a breeze and keeps it consistent has 100:1 50:1 40:1 etc also has ounces marked if you want to just go by ounces. Has a lid also which keeps dust out when not using.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Maxima-Quick-2- … ve&vxp=mtr

[Mumbles]

That mixing bottle is similar to the ones I get from my OMC/BRP dealer which are graduated for 16, 24, 50, and 100:1 mixes. The’re also marked in ounces/ml making it foolproof for mixing small amounts of fuel.

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[joesnuffy]

That’s a good looking mixing bottle. Like the spout on it. I think its crucial to have an accurate way to mix your fuel that keeps it consistent. I normally mix 5-6 gallons up a time in a separate container shaking it very well before pouring it into the actual boat fuel tank.

Joe

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