2 Stroke Oil ??

[NEXT2NUN]

Sounds like a Tony story. I use Mercury oil in my Merc and Yamaha oil in my Yami. I don't want to find out the hard way. I spend maybe $60 a year on oil. It's not a item to go bargain hunting on. The guys at Eagle warned me about West marine oil .

[crash]

My local maine store says the same thing, it may be the same place as you. Rt 18 in Weymouth, the guy at the parts counter has saved me from making some mistakes more than once.

[TheSpecialist]

Thats the place...

[thefishingfreak]

i ran everything in my old yamahas. from wally world to citco brand. i didn't care if they blew up. they were 15 year old motors and went thru oil like water.
two 3 gallon res. would add 120 bucks per fill up if i use yamalube compared to 45 or so for cheapo stuff.
if your only using a case or so a year, i would stick to the good stuff.
less smoke too. i used to clear the marina out on cold start up.

[angler management]

Maybe it's a dealer thing, because I have been told the same,

I run a Merc, Opti Max and at $26/gal it can get expensive. (compared to generic)

I go through about 6 gal / year

BUT it's cheap compared to something going wrong.
small investment for a sound mind.

[macojoe]

I have a old 89 Yamaha 175hp, I run Penzoil 90% of the time or Walfart oil, I have been told they are the same?? But I have not had a problem one bit!!
Which is great!! Cause I only spend like $10 a gal this way.

[Rip Runner]

I swithed to Amzoil Synthetic a few years ago for my 200HP Johnson at $20 a gallon. Synthetic oil runs cleaner and produces a-lot less buildup in the cylinders which is the major cause of seizer in carborator outboards. It also smokes a little less. If I were running a motor on warranty, or running an OptiMax, or Etech I would run the factory stuff. Oil is expensive, but certainly not as much as a new motor, or down time during the summer.

West Marine oil is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gonna get. It's always changing they just buy what is the cheapest at that time and slap thier name on it. I don't know if this is true on a 2 stroke, but I would think that constantly changing oil brands/types of oil wouldn't be good for the motor.

[TheSpecialist]

After talking with hteir mechanic today, I think I will start running the Johnson stuff, just have to stock up so I don't run out.