What Synthetic oil should i buy.

I have read somewhere on here or elsewhere someone has??

 

I've used right at a liter of the stuff here lately. It doesn't smell bad but can get to bothering your eyes if there's no breeze milling.

 

I have a bottle coming on the mail, Has anybody tried this:

 

Is that the stuff sold by Harbor Freight for like $5 a bottle?

 

Yep, I am not a heavy user so I buy whatever is there when I need it. I have never seen it before so I figured I would throw it out there.

 

I looked that stuff on on HF site. It lists it as $5. Thats $20 a quart!

I can almost have a whole quart of amsoil delivered to my door for that!!

That bottle only makes two gallon @32:1 .

This weekend alone the little cutting i did i burned a bit over a gallon of mix!

 

I just got 3 liters of maxima k2 delivered for $60. That puts me at 25 gallons for those 3 liters. Not cheap but a tiny bit cheaper than ultra and no headache.

 

Real simple. The 3 best oils r 100% ester based offering ultimte protection. Motul 800t, Belray H1R, and Maxima K2.

 

Most of the synthetic oils with chainsaw brand and big marketer names (except for Stihl) are bottled by the same company near Memphis, TN.

Spectrum Lubricants Corporation
500 Industrial Park Drive
Selmer, TN 38375-3276

http://www.spectrumcorporation.com/p-407-top-perfor-48-8-oz-bot-spectrum.aspx

 

Stihl Ultra is formulated by Castrol and packaged by Omni Specialty Corp. Near my hometown in Shreveport, La.

 

Why not Stihl synthetic? It gas done me good

 

The price and headache from using it was enough to turn me away. Last 6 pack I bought was $14 for 6 pack of 1 gallon size. I can buy a quart of klotz cheaper and maxima k2 is a little cheaper.

 

I was going to say its harder for me to get to a stihl dealer and its really expensive.

 

Listen to KG461. Two-cycle oils, the ones that are submitted for lab testing, have the following ratings from lowest to highest (best): JASO-FB, JASO-FC, JASO-FD. This certification is usually on the back of the bottle. The European ratings are similar but states an EGO-....but ends with the same labeling such as FB - FD. Stihl HP Ultra is JASO-FB and I've used it but will not any longer. Since I have all Pro saws I wanted the maximum protection so I only use JASO-FD rated oils or the ones that exceed that rating. I've had great success with Motul 800 off-road at 32:1. The last time I checked inside my cylinder, ported 660, the inside looked like shiny chrome....spotless (free of carbon buildup) with a nice film of oil on all parts. I'd definitely recommend JASO-FD oils with "Ester". The Ester allows the oil to act like a magnet to metal....always oil on the cylinder wall and piston/rings even when not running. So you have a nice oily film before you crank it.

 

Also, the Motul 800 off-road is cheaper than Stihl Ultra.

 

Here the 372 piston after being run on Motul 800 and 93 octane.

 

Doesn't look to oily? After running Motul 800 in my 660 and 036, looking at the piston and cylinder wall, it's COVERED with oil. I mix at 32:1.

 

Look at the bottm of piston Ronnie. Oil pouring off the piston skirt

 

Was it oily or do I need glasses? Last time I looked inside my 660 a large film of oil was present on all metal parts.