Opti 2 trouble HELP!!

[byebyebigblock]

Hello
Having trouble with my saws using any other oil besides this Opti-2. Is it the ratio
My saws will not run on any other oil. Saw will stumble and then not start. My question is why?
And how do I get saw acclimated to new oil and ratio?
Thank you

 

[mdavlee]

Tune them

 

[byebyebigblock]

Ooo

 

[mdavlee]

Will they idle? If so start tuning the L until you get good response. I've never used that oil to know which way it effects the tune.

 

[Redfin]

What ratio are you mixing? If you are using the 1.8oz they recommend you are at 70:1.

 

[Frogfarmer]

Opti 2 is 100:1

 

[Redfin]

I see they do sell 3.2 oz for 2.5 gallons. I was looking at these.

http://opti2-4.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=29778

 

[angelo c]

Opti 2 is 100:1

well then it must be at least 2 x better then any 50:1 stuff ......


luvs me a good "erl" tread..... !!!!

 

[byebyebigblock]

Sunday my saw ran out of fuel I grabbed my buddy's can he runs Yamaha R or something not sure I know it's Yamaha at 40:1
I top off my saw as I'm cutting it starts to sputter and gets clumsy throttle response. I finish cut and then could not start the saw back up until I dumped his fuel and put mine in and ran it for a bit. How do I get my saw to except another oil or I'm assuming it's the ratio that's the problem. It takes about 1.3 ounce of oil per gallon. That's not a lot of oil. The plug looked fine.

 

[Mastermind]

Every two stroke engine has to be properly tuned for weather, elevation, fuel, and oil ratios.

Just tune the saw for the conditions.

 

[byebyebigblock]

Will do

 

[Mastermind]

Also........I'd be very careful about running any two stroke engine on what I'd call "gimmick" oils. If the oil tells you to run it at 70:1 or 100:1.......then I'd avoid that stuff.

 

[byebyebigblock]

Funny you say that nowhere on bottle does it say the ratio.
I only translated it to a bottle of Husqvarna oil mixing on back of bottle.
No more Opti for me.
Thanks for the help!!!!!

 

[Mastermind]

I don't know anything about that oil. Heck it might be wonderful stuff. I'm just overly cautious about the oils I use.

 

[Frogfarmer]

We sold Opti 2 at the shop and it's good oil. I don't use or recommend any oil at 100:1 for OPE. I run 40:1 and haven't ever had an issue. We sold alot of the Opti 2 and I never did a warranty claim because of the oil.

 

[Mastermind]

We sold Opti 2 at the shop and it's good oil. I don't use or recommend any oil at 100:1 for OPE. I run 40:1 and haven't ever had an issue. We sold alot of the Opti 2 and I never did a warranty claim because of the oil.

Thanks for real feedback sir.

I cringe when I hear people talking about crazy ratios. I saw a 088 melt the rod bearing on Amsoil @ 80:1

That's not to say that Amsoil is bad oil........I've used it at 40:1 and liked it.

 

[Deets066]

It takes about 1.3 ounce of oil per gallon. That's not a lot of oil.

Triple the amount of oil you are using per gallon and re-tune the saw. I've never tried opti-2 but haven't heard any problems with it.

 

[byebyebigblock]

This is the bottle.
My intent was not to bash the oil company. Now knowing the ratio is 70:1. I intend to adjust the ratio to 40:1 retune the saw then replace the oil with something my buddy uses. So the next time I run out of fuel my saw won't stumble and act so strange that I think the carb is loose.

Thanks

 

[Deets066]

You don't have to use the same oil as your buddy, if your ratio is the same tune will be close. Might only need just a slight turn on the carb

 

[tp2177]

Dealer sold me that stuff and recommended it over anything else. I didn't realize it for the first gallon or two that the mixture was so lean on the first few tanks of my cs-590. Luckily it didn't hurt anything. I've since thrown that crap away. It may be great oil and apparently protected very well but I won't do business with any company that will willingly tell it's customers to go way about the recommendations of a manufacturer. I was thinking I was doing the 40:1 ratio cause I would mix 2 gallons worth of oil for 1.8 gallons so I guess that's what helped protect my equipment.


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