2 Stroke Oil???? Which one?

[phunki101]

Hi there all,

I'm currently running a normal 2 stroke oil for chain saws, strimmers and mopeds etc but mixed properly in the right ratios as per instructions, BUT, my question is...... can you use Castrol 'R' (or similar) 2 stroke oil as used on Racing Go Karts.......I just love the smell!!!!

Or is it not suitable for our 1/5th 30cc's ????

just wondered!

 

[templ8]

I use castrol r in my fg all the time, it's even found its way into my chainsaw.
Smells great and is an extremely good lubricant.

Castrol a747 is the stuff to use

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[phunki101]

Cheers chap, thanks for the info )

 

[templ8]

Any time ;-)

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[dwarfy]

Which oil is a long running question. I don't think there are any really 'bad' oils out there just some that are better than others. Castrol R will be probably be better than a standard chainsaw oil. Its a 2 stroke engine so find a decent oil which is readily available near you and stick with it. Fully synthetic is the way to go these days especially for a tuned engine but castor oil or semi synthetic are still good for a stock engine.

 

[ajb1205]

I use Torco GP-7 2 stroke oil. If it's good enough for using in dirt bikes, should be good in my baja.

 

[Trebor]

remember not to use fully synthetic oil if you have used castor based oil in your engine as it will produce a black sticky gunge........clean out your engine first,ideal would be to strip it down to clean out the castor oil before using the synthetic

K....

 

[Skrimshaw]

I like golden spectro. Like earlier said, if it's good for motocross it's good for my car.

 

[tncrawler]

This.....

 

[rcwildman]

I use golden spectro also

 

[shua]

I'm using castor 927. It is readily available at a local motorcycle shop.

 

[phunki101]

Settled on Castrol A747 in the end, wonderful smelly stuff!!!

 

[shayno]

I use yamalube, that's what obr recomends and it works great.

 

[losi4life]

castor and 100 octane smells lovely,almost as good as BBQ lol

 

[buggynutt]

Ok so I get the oil thing as not a huge deal on brand for a stock engine. My question is more of the mix ratio. Im new to this 5th scale buggy thing and have used lots of 2 stroke in my life. If I get a synthetic or semi synthetic oil do I mix it as said on the mixing instructions for the buggy or what it says to do for that oil. How does the standard 2 stroke compare to these engines. Thanks

 

[atom3624]

Stick to 25:1 and you're fine.
You can go to 32:1 if you use a good quality oil - don't go higher.

Weed whacker engines on which these are based are lower revving so can get away with 40-50:1 - don't use this ratio for the higher revving engines we use.

Al.

 

[buggynutt]

Thanks for the info. Im glad I asked.

 

[PegLeg]

Normally, I don't share links to threads from other forums, but many have found this to be very informative as there is a lot of good information collected (which took a lot of work). Makes for a very good read:

http://www.rclargescale.com/forum/engine-exhaust/9118-truth-about-2-stroke-oils-fuels.html

 

[buggynutt]

Normally, I don't share links to threads from other forums, but many have found this to be very informative as there is a lot of good information collected (which took a lot of work). Makes for a very good read:

http://www.rclargescale.ᴄom/forum/engine-exhaust/9118-truth-about-2-stroke-oils-fuels.html

Link does not work for me.

 

[BertR]

I run Yamlube 2R at 32:1 in all of my toys. Good stuff