2 stroke oil

[Stowelly]

probably a stupid question, but im wondering if it is always supposed to be red?

as i bought some from texico at the weekend and went to pour it in it turned out to be yellow. and im not 100% on whether ive got the right stuff, or if this is actually engine oil for 2 stroke bikes?

https://www.uztexaco.com/cgi-bin/page1.cgi?p_lang=e&str=3&uprod=1120730642&upprod=1120730809&mtime=1120730898

thanks

[ms51ves3]

My dad uses the same Texaco oil, it used to be blue but for some reason as you have mentioned it is now yellow (engine oil colour). He wrote to the oil manufacturer to question what is going but has not received a reply.

As you have some as well as us it's unlikely to be a bad batch and it would seem they are just not putting the dye in the oil to save money.

[Stowelly]

cool , didnt risk putting it in, but guess i safely can now. thanks a lot

[ms51ves3]

Well my dad put it in his scooter and rode it to work this morning, I haven't received a phone call so I can safely assume, it was fine

[Stowelly]

excellent, will check back here this evening just before i fill mine up cheers

[Mord]

[27cows]

There are all different colours of 2T oil. Golden, yellowish, deep red, mid red, pinkish, blue, green, torquoise. Probably others too. Long as the bike keeps going, I never worry
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[flat spot]

Yes you can put in but any 2stroke oil container that mentions lawn mowers on the back avoid like the plague. I'm not saying anything catastrophic will happen but you're using a very poor oil in extreme conditions. (i.e an engine)
Better off paying the extra and buying a quality oil.

[ms51ves3]

[MarJay]

Jeez. Doesn't anyone realise that nearly all oils are dyed? I suspect that synthetic two stroke oil would be a clear liquid undyed, and they add dye to it to make sure you don't drink it or something.
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[ms51ves3]

[flat spot]

Oh well if you and your Dad have used Jaso FB in your scooters that's all the proof I need.

Fuck the oil companies who spent millions developing Jaso FC and FD. Conning bastards.

If it's good enough for lawnmowers it's good enough for my bikes as well.

P.S. Stowelly if you can stretch to it buy Castrol TTS (jaso fc). Have a look in the 2 stroke bike/oil thread and make your own mind up.

[ms51ves3]

You're an idiot.

As I said, in low powered machines, anything more is just a waste of money.

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[ms51ves3]

[Pie-Roe]

I once put 1-1 tesco 2 stroke oil and veg oil in my mz.

It was fine.

Pyro
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[27cows]

MZs will run on anything. As will most low powered 2T bikes. In fact, I've found engines last longer using Tesco/Carlube/other cheapo 2 stroke oil than stuff like Silkolene, Putoline and Motul.

Texaco used to do a fantastic (but inexpensive) own brand 2 stroke oil. I used that in my seriously tweaked LC500 (which was then canned to buggery) and never had a problem. Expensive oil is a waste of money unless you're riding a competition bike.
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[Stowelly]

woah, didnt mean to start an argument over whos oil is better! only bought it as was running low and thats all they had

is a NSR 125 so i probably should be putting better oil in it, just really needed to know if its safe. I do usually buy semi synthetic

although I did see some Tesco Value 2 stroke oil for a fiver, which leads me to believe that shit should stay well away from my bike!!

cheers guys

[27cows]

Tesco oil would do a damn sight less damage to your bike than running dry would
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[Alexio]

I know 4 strokes are completely different but I ran (and by ran I mean ragged everywhere) my CG125 on Morrisons Value Motor Oil (a whole litre for ?2!) for a while.

The CG engine is in a pretty low state of tune also and absolutely no harm came to it
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[Al]

I use a JC rated Putoline oil in my Vespa, It may well be overkill, I've never had any problems,but it's only done 18k so I can't really tell.
The plug does always stay really clean and I do a lot of short journeys so I'd like to think the engine/exhaust is clean aswell, I certainly haven't noticed any drop in performance.
I don't sell my bikes and I'm to busy to be learning how to rebuild a 2 stroke engine that is soon to be obsolete.

In a lot of Asian countries they use 2 stoke oils that probably wouldn't even meet Jaso FB, but then again they ride in flip-flops and eat insects so aren't exactly great roll models.
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