What 2 stroke oil do you use?

Scarlet-Jester · 21 June 2011, 11:47

Seems to be a huge difference in price:

2l of Yamalube = £15
2l of Valvoline marine = £4

What do you guys use in your 2 strokes? Is there one that is considered to be the best?

Thanks

Max... · 21 June 2011, 12:00

That seems cheap - best price I could find online for a decent name brand was around £11 delivered for 1 litre.

jambo · 21 June 2011, 13:49

Hi I use Quicksilver around £7.90 per ltr!! Is your Valvoline TCW3 ?
Cheers
J

willk · 21 June 2011, 14:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by jambo

Is your Valvoline TCW3 ?

It would appear so:

"Valvoline® 2-Cycle Outboard Marine Oil - NMMA(BIA) TC-W3 Certified
Fortified for maximum performance in outboard engines

Minimizes wear, combustion chamber deposits, ring sticking, piston burning, port blocking and spark plug fouling
Enhances engine performance
Prolongs engine life
Meets and exceeds warranty requirements of all leading engine manufacturer's (ie: Evinrude, Johnson, Mercury, Yamaha, Suzuki and others) where an NMMA/(BIA) certified TC-W3 or preceding specification is recommended"

Cheepity cheep, innit?

I for one (being a bit tight) would be tempted, were it not for the fact that I have a 1L can of Quicksilver on the shelf that I think I'm going to have trouble using this season.....

Fenlander · 21 June 2011, 15:19

Ha... the cost of 2-stroke oil is so low in the scheme of things I just buy a decent brand off the shelf at the local marina.

With my Mariner on a 75:1 mix I can get a whole season out of 1 or 2 litres of oil.