Stihl 088 and aspen

[Tree Tom]

Evening all. I have just bought a Stihl 088 2001 to replace my 395xp on the mill. I run all my saws on Aspen currenly and as the 088 runs 25-1 will i be able to run it on Aspen aswell? Or is there a diffrent sort of Aspen I have to buy or is it even available in 25-1?

 

Thanks Tom

[GardenKit]

I would personally have no problem with running the 088 on Aspen FRT, just as it comes in the 2% mix.

Today's oils are much better than the ones that were around when your saw was produced. It's the oil that dictates the mix, not the engine.

 

FRT is the very latest oil spec from Aspen and is more than adequate for its purpose.

[Tree Tom]

Brilliant thanks I take the FRT is the blue can?

[GardenKit]

Brilliant thanks I take the FRT is the blue can?

No No No! The FRT is the RED can, it's called Aspen2 FRT, where the 2 stands for 'two stroke' and the FRT just differentiates the new oil ( Full Range Technology) from the previous version.

There may be old stock of pre FRT in some dealers who don't sell much, so check the can.

[Tree Tom]

Right ok cheers

[skyhuck]

My 880's have always been run on 50-1, same as all my other saws, I think 25-1 is from back when the oils was not so good.

[64treefrog]

yer agree with skyhuck, my 88 runs fine on 50;1

modern oils are a different breed from the old stuff.

I have a 1971 danarm 177 on a mill and it runs well on stihl 50;1 and the handbook said 40;1 !