G'day everyone,
It's great to hear about all the types of different oils everyone has used as 2 stroke oil. I have heard many years ago of some people just using regular engine oil to mix for 2 stroke oil. But I just thought that they didn't want to spend money on proper 2 stroke oil and I also thought it wasn't all that good for the engine. But as NormK said, he's been using it for a long time now and it seems fine. Well who knows, even proper 2 stroke oil is probably just regular 30 weight oil with some coloured dye added in to make it look different and also so you know when you've mixed it with fuel.
When I was younger I just used to buy a little 200 ml bottle of 2 stroke oil from whatever servo I was getting 5 litres of unleaded fuel from. I have used Mobil, Shell, etc. But back in the day these were all mineral based 2 stroke oils.
Hi AVB, I think our local Bunnings hardware store chain here in Australia actually sells that 2 stroke oil you mentioned that has the fuel stabiliser included in the mix, I checked the label and it says it's made in the USA.
The only issue I have with using say vegetable oil, or any cooking oil in general, is how well does it actually mix in with unleaded? Then does it go through all the fuel filters and fine parts in the carby before finally reaching the engine? Also I don't know how good it really is at lubricating the internal engine parts. It's one thing to put a little bit of vegetable oil on a bicycle chain I remember doing that a few times when I was a kid. But I don't think i'd use it in the 2 stroke mix...lol
Tyler, I actually bought a bottle of the Penrite greenskeeper mineral based oil a while ago, the only reason I did was because the Castrol self mix bottle doesn't have the measuring marks on the side like they did years ago. I liked that the Penrite bottle has an easy to measure out bottle. But the thing I noticed with the Penrite greenskeeper oil is it actually smells a bit like your burning straight Penrite engine oil in the 2 stroke..lol Believe me after using Castrol self mix for so many years I can tell the difference in scent of the exhaust fumes when I went to Penrite. I think I actually prefer the scent of the burning Castrol self mix over the Penrite.
I have just finished all the 5 litres of the Penrite 2 stroke mix and my next mix will be back to Castrol 2T self mix again. Just a personal preference.
Cheers!
Last edited by Converse; 23/03/19 12:10 PM.
