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PostPosted: 16:17 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

2T oil for 2T engine
4T oil for 4T engine

Unless you mean a gearbox oil.


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PostPosted: 16:18 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

u need 2 stroke oil for a 2 stroke machine.

it'll normally say 2T on the front.
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PostPosted: 16:19 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Normal engine oil in the sump, and in the 2 stroke oil tank, you need some 2 stroke oil Thumbs Up

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2 stroke oil goes in the wee plastic 2 stroke oil tank



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PostPosted: 16:23 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

hahadumball wrote:
but im confused because.
the engine oil dosent actualy go near the top end..

thats wat my 2 stroke oil tank is for.

just utter confused :/
i asshumed i could use any oil in the crank case as its the engine not the piston


Not directly.. The oil from separate tank goes to a carburettor first and from there through reed valve to a combustion chamber.
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PostPosted: 16:27 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just looked at your sig..

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Proud owner of a 1989 yamaha sr 125 (still on L plates )


Isn't a Yamaha SR 125 a 4-stroke?
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PostPosted: 16:28 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

i saw that and assumed he had another bike...
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PostPosted: 16:30 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Washing up liquid should do the job! Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 16:34 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

JAMSXR wrote:
Washing up liquid should do the job! Thumbs Up


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PostPosted: 16:34 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 16:35 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

You don't put oil in a two stroke engine the lubrication comes from oil mixed with the fuel (in your case it is mixed using oil from the 2T oil tank before it goes through the carb).

Do you mean gearbox oil? Exactly where on the bike do you think you need to put oil in?
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PostPosted: 16:39 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

hahadumball wrote:
its a yb 100.

i have the 2 stroke oil in the 2 stroke tank obviously just wasnt sure if i could use "engine oil for 4 strokes"

in my engine. (not the 2 stroke tank)


I assume that by "engine oil" you mean a transmission oil.. usually 10W-40.
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PostPosted: 16:40 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Re: WHAT OIL DO I NEED? 2 STROKE.. Reply with quote

hahadumball wrote:
dumb question but..

what oil do i put in my 2 stroke engine..

i have a tank for 2 stroke oil and also i need oil in my engine, what oil do i put in?

i have some mineral oil from tesco (cheap shit)

but it says for 4 strokes, does that matter or do i specificly need 2 stroke engine oil.

sorry for my dumbness


There is no such thing as 4 stroke oil and the labelling on the containers can be very confusing. The mineral oil you have bought is the correct stuff for your bikes gearbox but only use 2 stroke oil in the oil tank which mixes with the petrol via an oil pump.
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PostPosted: 16:45 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

ApriliaNutter wrote:
hahadumball wrote:
its a yb 100.

i have the 2 stroke oil in the 2 stroke tank obviously just wasnt sure if i could use "engine oil for 4 strokes"

in my engine. (not the 2 stroke tank)


I assume that by "engine oil" you mean a transmission oil.. usually 10W-40.


In my experience gearbox oil is much heavier than that.
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PostPosted: 16:50 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

chris-red wrote:

In my experience gearbox oil is much heavier than that.


Car gearbox oils can often have higher numbers but they are not directly equivalent to engine oil numbers. 10W40 is a pretty common oil in bike gearboxes.

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PostPosted: 16:51 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

chris-red wrote:

In my experience gearbox oil is much heavier than that.


Well.. it was recommended for my Aprilia RS125 by a dealer (and they filled my gearbox with 10W-40 when they were servicing my bike). I've never had any issues with the transmission.. But people use i.e. 75W-90 instead.


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PostPosted: 16:56 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

chris-red wrote:

In my experience gearbox oil is much heavier than that.


Gearbox and engine oil weight values appear to be different. What is marked 'Light gear oil 80w' is roughly equivalent to 10W40.

OP, you don't need to change gearbox oil very often on a two stroke, and when you do you can either go to Wemoto and buy some two stroke gearbox oil, or you can put 10W40 four stroke engine oil in there.

The engine is oiled from the two stroke tank, and the gearbox is lubricated from the gearbox oil which is where the filler cap on the side of the crankcase goes.

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PostPosted: 17:14 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

hahadumball wrote:

im 12 how am i suposed to know what oil i need Sad


hahadumball wrote:
Proud owner of a 1989 yamaha sr 125 (still on L plates )


Wait, Wut?
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PostPosted: 17:27 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'm twelve years old and what is this?
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