2 stroke oil question to the motor guys and gals!

Just picked up enough Jonsered branded stuff to do 2 gallons. Looked at the bottle and it's FD.
Guess I got the good stuff, since it also says it's synthetic with fuel stabilizer.
I had no idea.

 

Yea
I take my glasses with me now & read the labels .
Found out most all 2 cycle oils have fuel stabilizers.

Would be nice to know who makes the oils for the various Brands.
My guess is a few manufacturers make/sell it for/to many brands.
Maybe different color dye for different customers.
Probably same for the bar oil too.

 

Best deal going for synthetic oil.

http://www.baileysonline.com/Chains...ycle-Engine-Oil-6-4-oz-Bottles---Box-of-6.axd

a 6 pack of 6.4 oz bottles goes for less than a 6 pack of the small 2.6 oz stihl bottles.

 

Even cheaper...

http://www.baileysonline.com/Chains...gine-Oil-Mix-12-8-oz---Case-of-24-Bottles.axd

Works out to 75 cents a gallon. For full synthetic for with the Jaso FC/FD rating.

 

I think the stihl was castrol in their bottle. They changed the color of the HP ultra now so I don't know if they still use the same or not. I prefer synthetic mixed at 32:1 and any one running husky pro saws I recommend to run at least 40:1 in them. They seem to need more oil to stay lubricated than a stihl. Seen a few blue cranks and toasted big end bearings at 50:1 when I've rebuilt them.

 

50:1 is more to please the epa than it is to preserve saw life. The husky bottom ends do seem to benefit from more oil. I run 32:1 now in everything since it's an easy 4oz to a gallon. Stihls tend to spin crank bearings in the case when the bottom end goes more than the huskies just losing crank bearings.

 

3oz is better than 2.6. That's not a bad ratio either.

 

Alright, we've heard from the 32,40,42,50 to one crowd. Anyone going to argue that 80 or 100:1 Amsoil is fine?

 

Well might as well lock this thread and make it a sticky. Everything has been said.

 

Put me down for 42:1, easy math and a little extra insurance.

 

+1
I mix in 1 gallon jugs.
3 oz is easy to measure.
48:1, good, safe mix

If you don't rinse the small 2.6 oz bottles, with gas , you don't get 50:1
sometimes I make a mess , but I rinse.

 

Slight correction... I agree on 3 oz per gallon. It is easy peazy. Many 2.6 oz. bottles are marked on the other side with 3 oz. The oil that I buy comes in liters which is 33+ oz. that makes a tidy 11 gallons of mixed gas. Also 3 oz./gal. actually comes out to 42.6:1, a safe mix near 40:1. 128 oz./gal. of gas per 3 oz oil = 42.6666666666666.... to 1

 

I have been running amsoil for years now. New and old saws , never a problem. Specs right on the bottle and no mixing confusion between ratios. Good stuff. Lucas makes a good product as well.