What oil is best? and what ratio?

[JRHAWK9]

The 7000 is $11.49 a quart at the same store.View attachment 483401

What store? We will be up in Green Bay soon. I'm guessing this was Marinette area though....?

 

[FederalQ]

Near the west side fire station.Country Visions

 

[Khntr85]

Water isnt abrasive to rocks. The rocks being forced into contact with each other by water are abrasive .

Hey man out of curiosity what oil and ratio do you run in your saws???

 

[bwalker]

Hey man out of curiosity what oil and ratio do you run in your saws???

I am using K2 currently at 32:1. Prior to that I ran Red Armor. Was going to buy more Red Armor but there was none to be found locally when I needed oil.
With that said there are many good oils out there. Just stuck to a low ash air cooled oil. No boat oil!

 

[sundance]

I am using K2 currently at 32:1. Prior to that I ran Red Armor. Was going to buy more Red Armor but there was none to be found locally when I needed oil.
With that said there are many good oils out there. Just stuck to a low ash air cooled oil. No boat oil!

List out some of the good oils on your list?

 

[bwalker]

List out some of the good oils on your list?

For bike bike oils- Maxima K2, Motorex Cross Power, Yamaha 2R and Honda Hp2.
OPE oils- Red Armor, Redmax Maxpro/ Husky XP+.
These are ones I have used that I can recommend.
With that said any JASO FD certified oil will work well. And please dont use boat oil!
I would also add Amsoil Dominator as decent based on people I trust. I dislike Amsoil as a company and have little interest in trying it out.

 

[MustangMike]

Don't have an opinion on the company, but AMSOIL Saber (at 40:1) lubricates very well and burns clean. I use it in ALL my 2-cycle stuff.

It works well for me, so I use it. Would never claim it is the best, but it is VG.

I hear about a lot of different oils, but if this one works well for me, why switch?

 

[Chumango]

JASO FD Certified oils

https://www.jalos.or.jp/onfile/pdf/2T_EV_LIST.pdf

 

[Jusgunn3]

JASO FD Certified oils

https://www.jalos.or.jp/onfile/pdf/2T_EV_LIST.pdf

Looks like there are plenty to choose from

 

[bwalker]

Don't have an opinion on the company, but AMSOIL Saber (at 40:1) lubricates very well and burns clean. I use it in ALL my 2-cycle stuff.

It works well for me, so I use it. Would never claim it is the best, but it is VG.

I hear about a lot of different oils, but if this one works well for me, why switch?

As long as it's the right type of oil and your happy why bother trying other stuff?

 

[Wilhelm]

I guess it seasoned sufficiently and I could finally use it.

 

[Tomos770]

Got some bottles...Makita oil is of 2016 vintage....Stihl is of 2020 I will use them @32:1

 

[MustangMike]

I would not use Stihl oil at 32:1, it will not burn clean and will build up carbon.

I would only use it at 50:1 in engines that are stock.

 

[Tomos770]

Its semisyn HP Super.....not Ultra!

Jaso FD.....ISO L-EGD...

Dunno for Makita....I think its mineral.....but without any standards printed on the bottle...

Think that @Wilhelm praises that oil?

 

[Wilhelm]

Its semisyn HP Super.....not Ultra!

Jaso FD.....ISO L-EGD...

Dunno for Makita....I think its mineral.....but without any standards printed on the bottle...

Think that @Wilhelm praises that oil?

Run the red Makita oil at 40:1 and You'll be fine.

I have literally bough the last box full of it having been in stock in Croatia, 12x1 liter.
I am not certain whether it is mineral or semi-syntetic, but it leaves a nice oil coat on the internals and once a PH is up to work temps it burns with no to little notable smoke.

 

[FederalQ]

In the USA oil companies can list it being full synthetic when the rest of the world would not call it synthetic. Such is the case with the Schaeffer’s 9000 above, according to the data sheet it contains group 3 highly refined mineral oil. So it’s marketing commanding a stiff price.

 

[Wilhelm]

My GoogleFu made me find one site that lists the red Dolmar/Makita 2-stroke oil as "mineral".

I am fine with that!

 

[Tomos770]

In the USA oil companies can list it being full synthetic when the rest of the world would not call it synthetic. Such is the case with the Schaeffer’s 9000 above, according to the data sheet it contains group 3 highly refined mineral oil. So it’s marketing commanding a stiff price.

Here over the pond....Germans have such a law....that you can not label an oil as synthetic if it doesent have certain % of synthetic components....

So if german language says that it is synthetic oil then it is....

 

[bwalker]

I would not use Stihl oil at 32:1, it will not burn clean and will build up carbon.

I would only use it at 50:1 in engines that are stock.

I wouldn't use US stihl oil, period. Low quality and high price.

 

[bwalker]

In the USA oil companies can list it being full synthetic when the rest of the world would not call it synthetic. Such is the case with the Schaeffer’s 9000 above, according to the data sheet it contains group 3 highly refined mineral oil. So it’s marketing commanding a stiff price.

If you knew what goes into making a group three oil you would understand why they are called synthetic. PAO's, who no one would argue against them being synthetic, are made from natural gas. So what's the differance given they both start out as petroleum?