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Post by one1 on Mar 14, 2012 17:46:13 GMT -5
I spend more money on my scooter than on my bike just trying to keep fuel in it. 2 cycle oil is killing me.
Who has good sources for gallons or bulk packs of 2 cycle oil for my 2 stroke?
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Post by one1 on Mar 14, 2012 17:51:49 GMT -5
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Post by stepthrutuner on Mar 14, 2012 18:06:01 GMT -5
Buy it by the qt. or liter at the smallest. A lot of us buy it by the gallon. I carry it in a custom made locale near the gasoline filler lid under the seat of my Derbi in a graduated 8 oz. Amsoil Sabre bottle for permixing. I carry a spare identical full bottle in one side of my glove box.
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Post by 90GTVert on Mar 14, 2012 18:07:59 GMT -5
Sorry, I never look around. I only use AMSOil Sabre Professional in my 2Ts and there's only one place to get it, AMSOil or a dealer. It's not cheap, but I trust it at 50:1 premix.
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Post by jmkjr72 on Mar 14, 2012 19:04:06 GMT -5
same here i found a quality oil i like and trust and i just get it
maybe talk to your local dealer about getting your oil by the whole case
you know my dealer has accused me of drinking 2 stroke oil i go thru so much of it
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Post by 90GTVert on Mar 14, 2012 19:06:17 GMT -5
ipone on the rocks. Bet it goes down smooth. :lol:
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Post by jmkjr72 on Mar 14, 2012 19:14:31 GMT -5
why yes it does
and if its not smooth enough add just a bit of ethonal
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Post by one1 on Mar 14, 2012 19:17:16 GMT -5
I am not in a Position to care about oil hand squeezed by Egyptian goddesses, I just run an old stock cheap geely and I run it rich.  oil is oil as fast as my scoot drinks it and far as it's concerned. The oil isn't like 4 stroke where it has to heat up and run at that temp the whole Time. I just need it to drop and lube for a split second and any oil will do in MY scoot under that circumstance. If it were hi performance like 90's scoot it would be different. Viscosity at room temp....... I'll take anything you got. |
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Post by jmkjr72 on Mar 14, 2012 19:21:48 GMT -5
i realy wouldnt go that far as oil is oil
it does provide your lube for all your parts and prevent wear
and if it doesnt fully burn and burn cleanly
you will need to do what we had to do years ago when running 2 strokes
decoke the engine and deal with gummed up stuck rings more often then with the quailty modern oils
infact some of the cheaper oils and the lawn boy oils still add flyash to the oil
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Post by one1 on Mar 14, 2012 19:24:15 GMT -5
i realy wouldnt go that far as oil is oil I did not and would not say that..... however not running a tuned performance setup........ I'm not putting anything special in an old stock chinese scooter with 2k on the clock. The biggest difference however is that everyone else is premixing and I am not. I am injected so my oil is thick and cold 24/7. The issues of thermal breakdown and viscosity, etc..... don't affect me. |
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Post by jmkjr72 on Mar 14, 2012 20:19:03 GMT -5
i ride auto lube and put 5000 to 10000 miles a year on between the 2 scoots
if your running the stock injection a lieter of oil should last about 800 miles
if your burning much more oil then that you realy need to look at whats wrong
but qauilty oils will help your engine live a long life and decrease your maintance
be aware that if you plan on running cheal oil you will have increase maintnance about every 3000 miles you will have to pull your head off and clean the oil deposits off the piston and the head
you will also have to clean your exhasut out more often
and i dont think that first oil you listed is good for oil injection and i cant see anything on the second bottle that says its for auto injection set ups
running a premix only oil in an autolube can plug it up
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Post by one1 on Mar 14, 2012 21:04:17 GMT -5
Thank you for the reply. I ride a LOT. I put 130 miles on my bike today.
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Post by 90GTVert on Mar 14, 2012 21:10:25 GMT -5
Like jmk said, definitely be sure you get an oil for injector use. Some are good for both, some only premix or injection. I think you might wanna take stepthru's advice and check on a case local or maybe buy it in gallons. Worth a shot cause you shouldn't have to pay them to ship it to the store. A case of quarts is a bunch of oil, so should keep your 2T lubed for a long time.
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Post by one1 on Mar 14, 2012 22:43:13 GMT -5
OK what should I be looking for to make sure it is in injector oil, because the oil I have used in the past has not blatantly said so on the label.
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Post by dude on Mar 15, 2012 0:50:56 GMT -5
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oil is oil as fast as my scoot drinks it and far as it's concerned. The oil isn't like 4 stroke where it has to heat up and run at that temp the whole Time. I just need it to drop and lube for a split second and any oil will do in MY scoot under that circumstance. If it were hi performance like 90's scoot it would be different. Viscosity at room temp....... I'll take anything you got. 