Stihl 500i fuel thoughts

[Johnkv]

On 01/02/2022 at 16:45, Mike Hill said:

I run mine on either alkylate fuel or just regular mix.

 

Can't say I notice any difference in performance. Had the saw about a year.

Is it stihl oil your using? 

[Mike Hill]

12 hours ago, Johnkv said:

Is it stihl oil your using? 

No

 

I just use the stuff they run moped's on. Don't over think this,its still a simple engine any difference in performance is going to be negligible.

Stihl won't have its own factory refining Oil,it will just choose from a list of spec's. Just don't use oil for outboard motors. 

[Johnkv]

On 01/02/2022 at 20:20, Stubby said:

I use ( coz I can ) Red line racing 2T oil mixed at 50:1 with Husqvarna Alkylate fuel .  I think that is the billie bollox .

Aspen 4 is it?

[Stubby]

4 minutes ago, Johnkv said:

Aspen 4 is it?

No . Its the Husqvarna equivalent . Very similar . 

[Johnkv]

4 minutes ago, Stubby said:

No . Its the Husqvarna equivalent . Very similar . 

OK. I can see now stihl have one as well it's called motoplus4

Edited February 4, 2022 by Johnkv

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, Johnkv said:

OK. I can see now stihl have one as well it's called moto4plus. I'm guessing they are all the same with just  the branding difference.. 

They are " ALL THE SAME " for practical purposes but there are differences that won't matter to us . They are all Alkylate fuel taken from the top of the refinery .

[Johnkv]

Just now, Stubby said:

They are " ALL THE SAME " for practical purposes but there are differences that won't matter to us . They are all Alkylate fuel taken from the top of the refinery .

Yes I agree with you.. 

[openspaceman]

12 hours ago, Mike Hill said:

Just don't use oil for outboard motors. 

Is this because they run cooler?

[Stubby]

2 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

Is this because they run cooler?

Yes .

[Johnkv]

I'm more interested now in going about the alkylate fuel and I think that's the way I'll go because pointless buying it mixed and chucking away a new bottle of hp ultra. Cheers 👍