What oil is best? and what ratio?

[jakethesnake]

I just saw this new "Castrol" oil. It's made by Lubrication Technologies The same people who make the VP synthetic along with the Redmax oil and all of BRP (SeaDoo, SkiDoo, Evinrude, CanAm).
I have a sneaking suspicion it's the same as the VP oil but it's much cheaper. I can get a gallon of it for $39.

View attachment 440695View attachment 440696View attachment 440697Who wants to be the guinea pig to try this out?

I’d try it no problem but have an open gallon of red armor

 

[PissRev]

I’d try it no problem but have an open gallon of red armor

This post got me thinking and I just went out to my garage and looked and I have over 2 and 1/2 gallons of mixing oil on hand. I don't think I need any for a while either.

 

[branko]

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Thank you for the answer. I can confirm it is 42mmx1,5mm 1 piston ring. Just replaced one on my SD103. Thanks for support.

 

[Partner]

Mike gives the diameter but not the thickness

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Sometimes you can ask caber what ring fits an application because they have records of what they supplied to them originally when the saw or whatever was being made.

 

[PissRev]

They were making all the polaris oils at one time I think Arctic cat also. I just wonder why castrol would lease out their label. Doesn’t make sense to me since they’re an oil manufacturer also and used to make most or not all the Stihl oil outside the USA even made the stuff in the us years ago. Look at an old Stihl saw book and it was recommended to use castrol 2 cycle oil

The only reason why Castrol would do any of this would be for money. I don't know what the end game is, but it's definitely about making money off their name. Also, Lube Tech now makes Kawasaki's oil. The old Kawasaki K-Tech was a Citgo product.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

Yep low bidder i guess, kohler is pushing amsoil now

 

[jakethesnake]

The only reason why Castrol would do any of this would be for money. I don't know what the end game is, but it's definitely about making money off their name. Also, Lube Tech now makes Kawasaki's oil. The old Kawasaki K-Tech was a Citgo product.
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Used to run ktech. Used to be pretty good stuff

 

[jakethesnake]

^ I’m referring to the 2 cycle oil. Never used the 4 stroke motor oils

 

[PissRev]

^ I’m referring to the 2 cycle oil. Never used the 4 stroke motor oils

Oh yeah I used it a lot myself. It used to be the cheapest FD rated oil I could get.

 

[wiwalker06]

They were making all the polaris oils at one time I think Arctic cat also. I just wonder why castrol would lease out their label. Doesn’t make sense to me since they’re an oil manufacturer also and used to make most or not all the Stihl oil outside the USA even made the stuff in the us years ago. Look at an old Stihl saw book and it was recommended to use castrol 2 cycle oil

It could be that Lube Tech is just a. Packaging company. They could also just be a blender of other people's oil.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

It could be that Lube Tech is just a. Packaging company. They could also just be a blender of other people's oil.

They are a custom blending company that buys base oils and additives then they make up oils based on what the manufacturer wants.

 

[wiwalker06]

They are a custom blending company that buys base oils and additives then they make up oils based on what the manufacturer wants.

They may be blending Castrol oil for all we know, or Castrol. Ay have never produced any two cycle oil of their own. How knows.
I do know that Phllips 66 refines alot of two cycle oil that is then labeled by others. Echo Red Armor, Yamalube and Honda HP2 would be two examples. This was true several years ago, but of course subject to change.

 

[Mastermind]

It could be that Lube Tech is just a. Packaging company. They could also just be a blender of other people's oil.

Ben? Is that you?

 

[Partner]

Luke i your farther / sorry

 

[mrxlh]

Ben? Is that you?

Well Randy, you will know shortly, he’s never been one to ever act civil in an oil thread. He’s also never shown us his STLE credentials to back up his “information”.

 

[wiwalker06]

Well Randy, you will know shortly, he’s never been one to ever act civil in an oil thread. He’s also never shown us his STLE credentials to back up his “information”.

That's not true. I have stated my back ground many times.

 

[Mastermind]

Well Randy, you will know shortly, he’s never been one to ever act civil in an oil thread. He’s also never shown us his STLE credentials to back up his “information”.

I unlocked his original account. Let's all try to get along.

 

[jakethesnake]

Not sure why I kept this had a couple ounces left in it. We had mentioned Kawasaki oil earlier. I blended it with red armor. I have purple fuel and I like it

 

[PissRev]

View attachment 441587Not sure why I kept this had a couple ounces left in it. We had mentioned Kawasaki oil earlier. I blended it with red armor. I have purple fuel and I like it

This Kawasaki is good stuff made by Citgo.