I just read a post in tech talk about choice of 2 cycle oil. This question too interests me. I have read on this site that for the most part, 93 octane fuel is the way to go. But I have not seen any commentary on a brand of oil choice. True oil or synthetic? Brand of oil?
I have tried 2 brands of synthetic oil, a "Gold something" oil and then Tundra oil that is advertised in Dennis Kirk. Both oils mixed at a 50:1 ratio with 93 octane fuel ran well.
I would welcome commentary on what oils work well for other folks. I imagine the ratio and motor has influence on the brand of oil. So your thoughts on oil choice for the following engines:
440 or 340 fan cooled engine, trail riding, 50:1 ratio?
295s or 340s fan colled racing engines, 20:1 ratio?
Thanks for your thoughts
Oil Choice
Oil Choice
As has been stated on here before, any 2 stroke with the TC-W3 rating should be fine. I personally use Valvoline mainly because it's worked good for me and I can get it cheap.
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Bud Light.................oops wrong topic!!
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1978 Liquifire 340
1980 Liquifire 440 CC Racer
1980 Liquifire 440
1982 Liquifire 440
"Gotta Lick It Before You Stick It"
Oil Choice
In all honesty I use walmart brand oil mostly. When I can swing for good stuff I like amsoil.
Oil Choice
If you want to do some reading here are 2 good articles on snowmobile 2 stroke oil. There is a difference between outboard motor 2 stroke and snowmobile 2 stroke oils.
I run older sleds and feel any good TCW3 is good in fact I run the cheap Wally world Super Tec 2 cycle oil. But if I were to get a newer sled like the ones now days with the power valves I would go to the good oils probably a synthetic.
Both of these articles below are worth your time.
http://www.snowgoer.com/output.cfm?id=1051903
http://snowmobile.off-road.com/snowmobile/...l.jsp?id=253908
Summary
"All of this may seem confusing and will probably make the choice of snowmobile lubricants even more difficult. In short, TC-W3 oils have a 10% higher level of lubricity than TC-W II oils and are a better choice for snowmobiles than any previous outboard oils. However, specially formulated snowmobile oils that pass JASO FC/ISO-L-EGD and do not follow NMMA restrictions will provide much better protection for higher rpm applications (snowmobiles generally rev higher than 8,000 rpm) and still provide a superior lubricity and detergency than TC-W3 oils at the same cost with less smoke. So, use snowmobile oil in your snowmobile and outboard oil in your outboard engine."
I run older sleds and feel any good TCW3 is good in fact I run the cheap Wally world Super Tec 2 cycle oil. But if I were to get a newer sled like the ones now days with the power valves I would go to the good oils probably a synthetic.
Both of these articles below are worth your time.
http://www.snowgoer.com/output.cfm?id=1051903
http://snowmobile.off-road.com/snowmobile/...l.jsp?id=253908
Summary
"All of this may seem confusing and will probably make the choice of snowmobile lubricants even more difficult. In short, TC-W3 oils have a 10% higher level of lubricity than TC-W II oils and are a better choice for snowmobiles than any previous outboard oils. However, specially formulated snowmobile oils that pass JASO FC/ISO-L-EGD and do not follow NMMA restrictions will provide much better protection for higher rpm applications (snowmobiles generally rev higher than 8,000 rpm) and still provide a superior lubricity and detergency than TC-W3 oils at the same cost with less smoke. So, use snowmobile oil in your snowmobile and outboard oil in your outboard engine."