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Old 29 April 2011, 19:56   #1
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what 2 stroke mix to use?

Hi sorry for asking this cos it will probably sound daft to most you guys!
Ive just got a 40 hp mariner 2 stroke looks late 80`s early 90`s and not sure what the mix would be?
The guy i got it off said 100-1?
so what would 100-1 be in ml-litres measurments?
when i used to have motorbikes i used to put 25 ml to every litre, Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi mate and welcome, if its 100 to 1 a 22ltr tank will take 1/2 ltr of oil
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100-1 would be 10ml per litre, i have always used it a bit stronger than that, has not done any harm
220ml in a 22ltr tank would be 100-1, half a litre is probably what i would stick in it
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1 litre = 1000 millitres, so 100 to 1 mix makes it 10ml per litre.

Just make sure its 100:1 as i think a few will say 50:1 is better for the engine but others on here will clarify that.

Make sure its a decent marine outboard oil too, only use TCW3 oil.
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Thanks for that guys, ive read up and a lot seem to say 50-1 so i think ill pop up to the shop tomorrow and see if they can check for me just to be safe.
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they were 50:1 despite being identical to the yamaha 40 which was 100:1,
My boating buddy had the yam and I had the mariner. We used to run both at around 50:1, on the grounds that if 100 was good then 50 is better.
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yeh ive read a lot that the yams should be 50-1, really if i put 50-1 it cant harm it just make it a bit smokey!
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yeh ive read a lot that the yams should be 50-1, really if i put 50-1 it cant harm it just make it a bit smokey!
Exactly, 50:1 will ensure the engine is getting all the lube it needs...... and it wouldnt be a two stroke without the smoke.
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Is it a 2 cylinder or a 3 cylinder?

2cyl is a Yamaha based motor and is 100:1, 3cyl is 50:1
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Hi mate and welcome, if its 100 to 1 a 22ltr tank will take 1/2 ltr of oil
No it's not-that's 44:1 if you use 1/2 litre to 22 litres.
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No it's not-that's 44:1 if you use 1/2 litre to 22 litres.
I stand corrected,,, but I will still put 1/2 ltr in mine. I can't be arsed using a syringe.lol
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I stand corrected,,, but I will still put 1/2 ltr in mine. I can't be arsed using a syringe.lol
Mark up a coke bottle. It's better than oiling your engine up and making it run weak.
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40hp mar/merc forget the 100.1 decal remove and put it in the dustbin, always run at 50.1 a little bit of extra oil will not hurt and always run a little bit to rich, NEVER run a bit lean maybe good for fuel consuption but you will shorten the life of the p/h.
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so 50:1 is 25ml of oil per ltr fuel .............. yes?
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ah haaaaaaaaa

http://www.csgnetwork.com/oilfuelcalc.html

20ml per ltr
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2cyl is a Yamaha based motor and is 100:1
no it was a 2cyl yamaha based motor and 50:1 when I had one as per my previous post, despite 2cyl yams of that vintage being badged at 100:1 Stick 50:1 in and it'll be fine. Mine never let me down in 15years of year round use all round the uk and on three different boats. Stick 100:1 in and it would prob still be ok but we never ran any of them at that ratio no matter what the badge on it- its an awfully small amount of oil in an engine and more certainly aint gonna hurt, make it smoke or foul the plugs but it will ensure some decent lubrication.
Oh I do miss the smell of two stroke in the morning!
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Thanks guys, Ive been out on it all day today running it 50-1, 100ml per gallon and it ran well all day!
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I guess it depends what you are doing with it. If you spend the whole day pootering about at idle to fish or rescue sailing dinghies, you could get away with a lighter mix.

Bear in mind some of the auto oilers run something like 200:1 at idle!

I will having said that agree with above -if you are running flat out most of the time, 50:1 won't do it any harm.



For what it's worth, when pre- oiling a tank, the thing to remember is that for 50:1, 2% of your tank volume should be oil, so for a

30L tank, you need 600 mL of oil
25L tank, you need 500 mL of oil
22L tank, you need 440 mL of oil
5L tank, you need 100 mL of oil

The down side to this is that you can't use a standard Cola bottle to "pre charge" a 30L tank...
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