Hey all, I know everyone has a "favorite" flavor of oil for their saws. I've been running Lucas 2 stroke oil for years now and have had superb results. I found this on Amazon and for a gallon is very reasonable. Some 2 stroke stuff is $20.00 or more a qt. Just wanted to pass it along. It's been good to me!
I had run that till several folks said even at like 32-40:1 they had dry skirts and exhaust. And we're getting minor scuffing. One guy I know said this was milling but still...I sometimes run my chains duller than I should which is also hard on a saw, when I'm trying to finish a truck load or what I'm doing. He is a member here I can't think of his name. Also on OPE as well. One of the really active guys on the saw forums. But anyway that scared me away from it. I had run two quarts of Amsoil before that, and would of run more just couldn't find any local and shipping was expensive. Right now I am running Red Armor. I have heard nothing but good about it for many , many years. I think I paid about $55 or so on Amazon for the gallon I bought.
That's sad to hear. I have had nothing but Good luck with it and I'm running it at 50:1 with 89 octane. A while back I did a muffler mod on my MS 390 MY GOD is it loud now, but anyway that saw had only the Lucas since I had it. The piston and cylinder looked almost new! I was quite Impressed and considering I spent a lot of hot days cutting up the drop offs from my tree cutting buddy. My plugs come out looking great and I have never fouled one. many reviews have given it thumbs up and the drive here gave it best overall oil. Best Two-Stroke Oils (Review & Buying Guide) in 2022 | The Drive. Oh well, again, everyone has their favorite and I'm not one to judge. It has worked well for me. It was a good price and why I passed it along.
I wouldn't trust a random website like that at all. I'm sure I could find one that puts (insert brand X here) first. If it works for you, keep using it.
I agree, I have read on many sites people have had good luck with it, all I was saying. And as put before, I know many different oils are just as good if not better!
The only thing Lucas I ever will use is the power steering stop leak. The rest just seems like good marketing to me. Only reason I used that was because I could get it in a quart bottle, it was thick and I needed to buy time till I could replace my gear/pump. AMsoil, red armor or husqvarna xp+ here. - oil is cheap compared to replacing or fixing engine issues.
I use to use a lot of the Husky XP oil cause I got it cheap at box stores. The saw builders /porters said that's the number one oil that cokes and carbons up saws. That's what they say and they will have taken apart more saws than I will ever see in my life. And since those guys don't really sell or have any stake with oil companies I don't see a reason for them to stretch the truth or anything.
Honestly I think more has to do with how a saw is run than the oil used. Everyone has one that they like and as many people will say it is trash. I remember when choices were limited and nobody was blowing up engines.
I didn't want this to turn into a "What's the best discussion". Just wanted to pass along a good deal. If you ask 10 different people, you'll get 10 different responses. I have used Stihl oil, Pennzoil along with a couple others in the past years back with no issues either. I actually started using Lucas about 20 years ago because my local Auto parts store had it in and they didn't have anything else at the time and I bought a quart. I had been buying the 3.2oz bottles of Pennzoil air cooled oil. used that for quite some time, seemed like good stuff.
I use tall timber. I think it is a local brand. Been using it for about 16 years. No carbon, no problems, 50:1 with 91 no ethanol. Lots of long hard cuts
My husqvarna dealer stated that the saw don't perform at peak in their computers unless you run husqvarna oil in them....
Sometimes the price will go way up cause it's a third party that wants to hit the gold mine on a single sale. I know I looked at some point since I ordered it and saw it at like $60+. But year $150+ is way too much.