2 stroke oil

[LeeWill]

I've used every cheap crappy oil out there and my saws have all run great on them all. Used oregon red for years too. Saws still running. bought stuff from b&q, and saws are still running. I now use husky's LS+20 as I have a couple new saws which are meant to run on 20% less fuel for the emissions, or something like that? Anyway, with 20% less fuel going in that means your getting 20% less oil going in.... So I'm using the good stuff now, and the price per litre is only 2quid above oregon red.

 

Cheers, Lee

[scbk]

Does 2 stroke oil go off much over time?

 

Found a pile of 1litre bottles of Castrol RS 2T at the back of the shed, they're all sealed, but probably nearly 10 years old!

[TurtleWoods72]

Does 2 stroke oil go off much over time?

 

Found a pile of 1litre bottles of Castrol RS 2T at the back of the shed, they're all sealed, but probably nearly 10 years old!

 

I think it's stable as long as sealed. If you're worried I'll take them off your hands at £2 per litre.

[CallumA]

Wrong .

 

But looking at a 266xp it says to use a mix of 40:1 so should I mix different fuel for 390xp as it's at 50:1 or do i use the the 40:1 mix in both saws and live with a little bit of smoke from the 390xp??

[Stubby]

But looking at a 266xp it says to use a mix of 40:1 so should I mix different fuel for 390xp as it's at 50:1 or do i use the the 40:1 mix in both saws and live with a little bit of smoke from the 390xp??

 

The 266 was back in the day of not so good quality oil . If you use a modern synthetic that says mix at 50 : 1 it will be fine in the 266 . Nowadays I mix Redline Racing 2T oil with Aspen 4 at 50 : 1 .

Edited August 13, 2015 by Stubby

[CallumA]

The 266 was back in the day of not so good quality oil . If you use a modern synthetic that says mix at 50 : 1 it will be fine in the 266 . Nowadays I mix Redline Racing 2T oil with Aspen 4 at 50 : 1 .

 

Cheers Stubby I'll take your word for it, So much conflicting information out there!!