Dash Four
Member
Does anyone uses 2 cycle oil other than yama lube?
Which brand?
Does it really matter?
Asked on the other forum also.
Which brand?
Does it really matter?
Asked on the other forum also.
Oil other than Yama Lube
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duckbutler
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'93 200 yamaha. Been using the sale boat us brand or WMT store brand for ~ 10 years. Ever seen the Yamalybe or quicksilver plant..?
1997 Yamaha 225 OX66 here (on a 1996 2520 MVSC hull).
I use Penzoil full synthetic exclusively.
http://oilstore.stores.yahoo.net/pen100synout.html
I use Penzoil full synthetic exclusively.
http://oilstore.stores.yahoo.net/pen100synout.html
DaleH
FOUNDER of Classic Parker Forum
I use Penzoil's semi-synthetic and like it, only $12/gallon @ Wal*Mart. Last time I checked the P'zoil full non-dino oil was somethjing like $20/gallon.
Even the PowerTech brand full dino TC-W3 oil Wal*Mart sells is very good, as it is the SAME formula of the full dino oil as sold by one of the to-3 outboard Mfgr's. I have that factoid in a statement from an email to me by the Director of the NMMA who tests and certifies the TC-W3 oils.
My brother uses Yummie Lube pretty much exclusively and he swears it's the lowest smoking non-full-synthetic out there. But he buys it in bulk and I doubt he pays > $20/gallon. And when I mean he buys in bulk - I mean in bulk!
Like me, I saw that P'oil semi-synth on sale for $7/gallon, tax free, and I bought sooooooooooooooo much ... that I've been using it for 2-years now and I still have what ... some 13 gallons left? And I might go thru 20-gals in a good season!
But because I am a self-proclaimed cheap ba$tard, if/when heading offshore on long runs where I know I'll put 100 miles or more on the boat, I add the cheap $8-9/gallon oil from Wally World. What the heck, it's just gonna get burned out at cruise speed anyway
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Yup, whenever you see oil on sale - BUY as much as you can, even if your wallet can't afford it. It is sure NOT going to go down in price!
Even the PowerTech brand full dino TC-W3 oil Wal*Mart sells is very good, as it is the SAME formula of the full dino oil as sold by one of the to-3 outboard Mfgr's. I have that factoid in a statement from an email to me by the Director of the NMMA who tests and certifies the TC-W3 oils.
My brother uses Yummie Lube pretty much exclusively and he swears it's the lowest smoking non-full-synthetic out there. But he buys it in bulk and I doubt he pays > $20/gallon. And when I mean he buys in bulk - I mean in bulk!
Like me, I saw that P'oil semi-synth on sale for $7/gallon, tax free, and I bought sooooooooooooooo much ... that I've been using it for 2-years now and I still have what ... some 13 gallons left? And I might go thru 20-gals in a good season!
But because I am a self-proclaimed cheap ba$tard, if/when heading offshore on long runs where I know I'll put 100 miles or more on the boat, I add the cheap $8-9/gallon oil from Wally World. What the heck, it's just gonna get burned out at cruise speed anyway
.Yup, whenever you see oil on sale - BUY as much as you can, even if your wallet can't afford it. It is sure NOT going to go down in price!
goinsfishin
Well-known member
I've also been using the penzoil semi-synth. Seems to be fine.
Just to be clear...
Yamalube is a semi-synthetic, which means that it is a blend of both dino and synth lubes.
I don't use Penzoil 100% synthetic because it is cheaper than Yamalube, because it is not.
I use it because it because it makes (almost) no smoke, and it burns very, very clean.
Yamalube is a semi-synthetic, which means that it is a blend of both dino and synth lubes.
I don't use Penzoil 100% synthetic because it is cheaper than Yamalube, because it is not.
I use it because it because it makes (almost) no smoke, and it burns very, very clean.
John_Madison CT
Well-known member
I've been running the Pennzoil Semi-Synthetic for a couple years now. I do a decarb probably every 100 hours with 2-3 cans of Yamaha Combustion Cleaner.
I don't know if it's necessary, but what the heck.
I don't know if it's necessary, but what the heck.
Dash Four
Member
Thanks...bought Pennzoil today..
