What oil is best? and what ratio?

[jk14]

I think that's what @Brewz runs, if I remember correctly.

* Edit- Scratch that I just realized what you have is synthetic. Pretty sure brews is running a mineral based Castrol 2t. oil

 

[Wolverine]

What do u guys think of this oilView attachment 108573

My boss gave me 2 bottles of that because they sat on the shelf and didn't sell (I work at a motorcycle shop). Curious if anyone can chime in on it's reputation.

 

[jakethesnake]

Probably plenty good enough for a saw. If it will protect a motorcycle it’ll handle chainsaw temps easily

 

[Wolverine]

Right, but will it be similar to the r50 in that a saw doesn't produce the heat to burn it properly?

 

[jakethesnake]

Right, but will it be similar to the r50 in that a saw doesn't produce the heat to burn it properly?

Fairly likely. I don’t know though

 

[RI Chevy]

IIRC, the Castrol oil had some mineral oil base in it. Probably a thousand pages or so back in this thread and stuff.

 

[460 magnum]

Right, but will it be similar to the r50 in that a saw doesn't produce the heat to burn it properly?[/QUOTE

That's a good thought

 

[mdavlee]

IIRC, the Castrol oil had some mineral oil base in it. Probably a thousand pages or so back in this thread and stuff.

If it does that can be a good thing on saws that set for a long time.

 

[Dub11]

If it does that can be a good thing on saws that set for a long time.

What would you consider a long time?

 

[mdavlee]

What would you consider a long time?

Couple months.

 

[Brewz]

I think that's what @Brewz runs, if I remember correctly.

* Edit- Scratch that I just realized what you have is synthetic. Pretty sure brews is running a mineral based Castrol 2t. oil

Yeah I run the Mineral Castrol Activ 2T
I think oils available in Australia are different to the USA.
I know a lot of people in the US hate the Stihl Ultra oil but here, I have seen nothing but low wear and clean cylinders running it. I just hate the smell and price.
25:1 in saws over 100cc and 32:1 in saws under.

 

[jakethesnake]

Yeah I run the Mineral Castrol Activ 2T
I think oils available in Australia are different to the USA.
I know a lot of people in the US hate the Stihl Ultra oil but here, I have seen nothing but low wear and clean cylinders running it. I just hate the smell and price.
25:1 in saws over 100cc and 32:1 in saws under.

Lotta folks round my parts use the stihl oil as well I have just don’t love the stuff.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Lotta folks round my parts use the stihl oil as well I have just don’t love the stuff.

 

[jakethesnake]

Well that looks like s hit

 

[Keith Gandy]

Well that looks like s hit

Almost all smaller cc handhelds run on Ultra that come in my shop look horrible. Carbon in the ring lands and then they stick and cause problem. Thoso pics r from a BG55 blower less than 1 year of use

 

[bwalker]

Almost all smaller cc handhelds run on Ultra that come in my shop look horrible. Carbon in the ring lands and then they stick and cause problem. Thoso pics r from a BG55 blower less than 1 year of use

Ultra is an ashless oil that was brought out to band aid problems with the poorly designed fourmix engine. Its formulated very similar to a boat oil in that it doesnt use mettalic based detergent additives. Not suprised. The stuff also smells terrible due to the fact the alternative to detergents are amine based dispersents. They all stink to varrying degrees.

 

[Finnrpm]

What oil will get the smell of this thing off? I took 2 showers already and I still smell squeal???

https://www.ipone.fr/en/product/snow-racing-2t/

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[mdavlee]

https://www.ipone.fr/en/product/snow-racing-2t/

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Good answer. I never did buy any of that to see if it does really smell like fruit

 

[bwalker]

Smells like strawberrys.

 

[Finnrpm]

After using alkylate fuel mixed with mobil 1r 2t ( red colour ), the smell of exhaust fumes when using normal pump gas, is really noticeable. Also the next day i have a headache.....
Don't know how much gas affects the " oil stink factor " but i will be using alkylate fuel on small engines which blow exhaust near to my face.
I know it is expensive compared to normal gas, but here in Finland our government taxes gasoline with a heavy hand and alkylate fuel is not taxed, the price difference is acceptable.
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