What oil is best? and what ratio?

[RI Chevy]

So higher heat is better for castor oil?

 

[bwalker]

So higher heat is better for castor oil?

Higher heat makes castor really lay down deposits. To the point these engines need to be torn down and decoded on a regular basis. It's also about the only thing that allows these engines to live in some cases.

 

[RI Chevy]

If it's so bad then why do they sell it?

 

[CR888]

Tis weerly slippery stuff. The castor bean has been king for decades, but it has its pitfalls. There are tradeoffs with any oil type, its about finding what suits the application best. In some cases, castor is the best option.

 

[RedFir Down]

I bought a case of the oil and have used up about half of it, so far so good.
What do you guys think of it?
http://lubeoil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Airkool-HP-2-Cycle.pdf
@bwalker @CR888

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[Flatzout]

I bought a case of the oil and have used up about half of it, so far so good.
What do you guys think of it?
http://lubeoil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Airkool-HP-2-Cycle.pdf
@bwalker @CR888

Phillips 66 is good oil. Same people that blend Motorcraft oil.

 

[RI Chevy]

Looks like good oil. Low smoke, no ash. FD rated.

 

[andyshine77]

Looks like good oil. Low smoke, no ash. FD rated.

Not FD rated. Looks fine though.

 

[RI Chevy]

Says Jaso-FD rated right on the back panel. Unless I am going cuckoo?

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Says Jaso-FD rated right on the back panel. Unless I am going cuckoo?

No, it says "Meets JASO FD", which is not the same as receiving an FD rating from JASO. They haven't paid for the testing, so they can't put the little logo on their bottle.

 

[RI Chevy]

Aye........ ok.

 

[bwalker]

Says Jaso-FD rated right on the back panel. Unless I am going cuckoo?

It's not FD rated and is in fact a NMMA certified boat oil. It also says to use where OEM specifies a TCW3 marine oil. No OPE OEM does this currently. Lawnboy mowers and Toro snowblowers(same engines) did, but they havent been produced for years.

 

[bwalker]

No, it says "Meets JASO FD", which is not the same as receiving an FD rating from JASO. They haven't paid for the testing, so they can't put the little logo on their bottle.

It's actually impossible for an ashless marine oil to pass FD.

 

[bwalker]

If it's so bad then why do they sell it?

For the applications I mentioned it's the only game in town.

 

[RI Chevy]

Now I am more confused than ever.

 

[GCJenks204]

It's not FD rated and is in fact a NMMA certified boat oil. It also says to use where OEM specifies a TCW3 marine oil. No OPE OEM does this currently. Lawnboy mowers and Toro snowblowers(same engines) did, but they havent been produced for years.

Please reread the label.

 

[huskihl]

It's not FD rated and is in fact a NMMA certified boat oil. It also says to use where OEM specifies a TCW3 marine oil. No OPE OEM does this currently. Lawnboy mowers and Toro snowblowers(same engines) did, but they havent been produced for years.

It says NOT for use where tcw3 is specified

 

[bwalker]

It says NOT for use where tcw3 is specified

Your correct. However it is a NMMA marine oil. And it is an ashless oil. No oil that is FD certified is ashless. Air cooled OPE require low ash oils.

 

[bwalker]

Actually I just took another look at the label and noted that it mentions being low ash, then also mentions being ashless and NMMA certified.
I wonder if it is indeed a low ash oil?

 

[bwalker]

Just did some looking and it appears that it is indeed a low ash type air cooled oil despite the ashless and NMMA logo on the label.
Should be suitable for a saw.
Phillip's 66 typicaly makes good products.