Originally posted by o8andholding
Are there any tips for us boaters not fortunate enough to own a 4 stroke. I'm tired of being gouged $5 - $6 dollars for a liter of oil. Does anyone have any tips on where to find affordable 2 stroke oil? In bulk is O.K.
Being a person that has rebuilt all kinds of 2 stroke outboards id'e really be leary of after market oil's. Some are obviously much worse than other's. The carbon you find when taking apart the powerhead instantly tells you if good oil is being ran. Quit often the carbon from cheap oil is the cause of powerhead failure. Not shure about the castrol oil mentioned. Don't touch canadian tire oil, chevron tcw111 is by far the worst iv'e seen. As far as after market oil go's the only one I no for shure is good is Esso two cycle.(can be purchased at any Esso bulk plan't) Not shure if it's still the case but they used to make the two cycle oil for merc & OMC. If your running a direct injection engine only run direct injection oil, it's thinner than regular oil and doesn't plug the oil filters or carbon the injectors etc which will cause many unneaded outboard repairs.
I'm setting my priorities. I'm making time for fishing.