What oil is best? and what ratio?

[CR500]

Ran the FS56 for a while yesterday with 2R at 32:1 and it did not seem to mind it. No spooge, and was kind of zippy to be honest. Could be my tuning.

For a semi synthetic oils this stuff is second to none. Everything is still alive.

Sent from my non internal combustion device.

 

[KenJax Tree]

My Husky 326ls spooges no matter what oil or ratio i use. I've read about it being common with this trimmer, it come out where the muffler is crimped together and gets all over.

 

[CR500]

Wonder if it is because 2R is lower flash point and viscosity oil?

Sent from my non internal combustion device.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Wonder if it is because 2R is lower flash point and viscosity oil?

Sent from my non internal combustion device.

I do believe they are on the lower side but it is excellent oil.

Even at 50:1 with saber it spooges all over. If its run WFO its fine but i can't do that without tearing stuff up like the kids wood swing set and stuff

 

[jake wells]

I didn't believe they are on the lower side but it is excellent oil.

Even at 50:1 with saber it spooges all over

i solved the splooges on a 223l brazed the crimp around the muffler and no more buildup.

 

[KenJax Tree]

i solved the splooges on a 223l brazed the crimp around the muffler and no more buildup.

So you know what I'm talking about then[emoji3]

 

[bwalker]

I didn't believe they are on the lower side but it is excellent oil.

Even at 50:1 with saber it spooges all over. Of its run WFO its fine but i can't do that without tearing stuff up like the kids wood swing set and stuff

An oil formulated to run at high ratios will spooge more in general.

 

[bwalker]

i solved the splooges on a 223l brazed the crimp around the muffler and no more buildup.

I am not familiar with the 223L. I it a standard two stroke with an adjustable carb or a strato two stroke.

 

[bwalker]

Ran the FS56 for a while yesterday with 2R at 32:1 and it did not seem to mind it. No spooge, and was kind of zippy to be honest. Could be my tuning.

For a semi synthetic oils this stuff is second to none. Everything is still alive.

Sent from my non internal combustion device.

2R is better than many full synthetic oils costing double.

 

[jake wells]

I am not familiar with the 223L. I it a standard two stroke with an adjustable carb or a strato two stroke.

its a non strato 2 stroke with a cat muffler and a fully adjustable carb.

 

[jake wells]

So you know what I'm talking about then[emoji3]

yep and what is odd i noticed some of the redmax engines splooge some.

 

[bwalker]

its a non strato 2 stroke with a cat muffler and a fully adjustable carb.

That's really strange that a cat equipped engine woukd do that. I would lean the low speed screw out a bit and see if it helps.

 

[KenJax Tree]

yep and what is odd i noticed some of the redmax engines splooge some.

My redmax edger and blower is fine no spooge at all on the same mix

 

[bwalker]

My redmax engines have run very clean although they were/are strato designs.

 

[junkman]

If limbing with my saws a lot i get some spooge around the muffler exits. bucking and felling muffler can is pretty dry , at least we have a new oil topic now lol.

 

[skidooguy]

I really like saber and have ran it for years.it seems to burn cleanly and tunes the same every time with elevation and temp changes so that is a big plus for me since I change conditions often.

 

[jake wells]

My redmax edger and blower is fine no spooge at all on the same mix

the really old non strato redmax stuff did.

 

[bwalker]

If limbing with my saws a lot i get some spooge around the muffler exits. bucking and felling muffler can is pretty dry , at least we have a new oil topic now lol.

That's because of that soft gopher wood you guys cut out there!

 

[Wilhelm]

I think makita and dolmar are the same company so the name on the bottle should not matter ?

Yes, Makita owns Dolmar (sadly) and I've been told that the oil comes from the same manufacturer/factory.
But, 9 years of running Dolmar oil and I never encountered any unburnt oil!
Just 2-3 tanks into the Makita oil and the mufflers exhaust port started dripping a few drops of oil.
A few more tanks of Makita mix and the entire muffler seam is showing "oily moist".

As I ran out of Dolmar oil I side stepped to Divinol mixed at 40:1.
It started to cause a black shiny "glazing" on the mufflers exhaust port.
This glazing is resistant to everything but scratching, it is like a layer of enamel.
I stopped using Divinol for my saws the moment I received the Makita oil.

Due to the article availability inconsistencies of the Croatian Dolmar/Makita distributor I now get all my saw related stuff from Germany - so far everything great.

Noticed oil brand differences:
- Dolmar oil @ 50:1-40:1 - dry black soot at the mufflers exhaust port , smoke only while engine cold , no uncomfortable smell nor headache in 9 years of usage
- Makita oil @ 50:1-40:1 - small amount of black unburnt oil being expelled at the mufflers exhaust port and muffler halves seam, very little smoke on cold start , no uncomfortable smell nor headache using it for about a year now
- Divinol oil @ 40:1 - black shiny enamel like "glazing" at the mufflers exhaust port , smoke throughout all engine temperature states , smells OK but the smoke causes headache, stopped using it for my saws within a couple tanks of fuel

This is the Divinol oil (OPE forum software is turning the pictures sideways!):


The glazing caused by the Divinol oil (the scratches are from removing the spark arrester screen), the glazing is wipe and solvent resistant:


Wet soot from using the Makita oil, it is trying to exit the muffler all around the mufflers seam:


I couldn't find any pictures of my saws mufflers while I was using the Dolmar oil, but it was always fairly dry soot (and quite possibly the cause of my PS-6400's carbon scoring).
Still I intend to use Dolmar oil once I spend the Makita bottle.

 

[porsche965]

Tuned Rich. Too Rich.