Best 2 Stroke Oil?

[norbert77]

My saws I tried Castrol, ECHO, Stihl and a few others, none of them made it run as good as the Lucas semi synthetic, of which I run the marine version . My friend with a few hundred acres of bush told me about it I figured it was a gimmick. Nope.

 

[bwalker]

My saws I tried Castrol, ECHO, Stihl and a few others, none of them made it run as good as the Lucas semi synthetic, of which I run the marine version . My friend with a few hundred acres of bush told me about it I figured it was a gimmick. Nope.

I've seen enough evidence that Lucas air cooled oil is terrible stuff, let alone the Lycas made for boats.
Oil doesn't really effect how a saw runs. It may effect tuning, but you should be tuning for your fuel and atmospheric conditions often anyways.

 

[Breckinridge Elkins]

My saws I tried Castrol, ECHO, Stihl and a few others, none of them made it run as good as the Lucas semi synthetic, of which I run the marine version . My friend with a few hundred acres of bush told me about it I figured it was a gimmick. Nope.

Why are you using the marine version when they make one for air cooled engines like chainsaws?

 

[Ed Penney]

After reading all of these post I'm sticking to the one I have been using. I like the fact that even when the engine is hot or cold the oil film stays on the cylinder, piston and in the ports. I run a little bit more oil in the fuel just for the peace of mind. 45:1 Make sense to me that if the oil is clinging the possible dirt, fines, carbon etc. isn't. Torn down one engine (a clone) just to see the wear patterns on cheap stuff. After approx 40 solid hours on FT clone 460 very little wear and no carbon even on the plug, comparatively that means my real saws are not wearing at all. Proof enough for me, ECHO RED ARMOR, BARR NONE

 

[bwalker]

After reading all of these post I'm sticking to the one I have been using. I like the fact that even when the engine is hot or cold the oil film stays on the cylinder, piston and in the ports. I run a little bit more oil in the fuel just for the peace of mind. 45:1 Make sense to me that if the oil is clinging the possible dirt, fines, carbon etc. isn't. Torn down one engine (a clone) just to see the wear patterns on cheap stuff. After approx 40 solid hours on FT clone 460 very little wear and no carbon even on the plug, comparatively that means my real saws are not wearing at all. Proof enough for me, ECHO RED ARMOR, BARR NONE

You won't have an issue that oil related with that oil. It's amongst the best for saw use.

 

[Ed Penney]

You won't have an issue that oil related with that oil. It's amongst the best for saw use.

Yes, I am mostly liking how clean it burns being a little richer and notice how well it coats and stays on the surface on all the machined surfaces. I doesn't run or drip off hot or cold. I know there is not any dry starts even after sitting a week.