KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Maybe Lowe's get it in a black bottle? The Husky website only shows the XP as a synthetic blend...who knows lol
Husqvarna Two Cycle Oil and Stabilizer Questions.
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"Research - What two stroke oil should I use in my Husqvarna two-stroke power equipment.
Published 02/08/2010 12:07 PM | Updated 04/04/2014 02:33 PM
What two stroke oil should I use in my Husqvarna air-cooled power equipment?
For best results and perfomance use Husqvarna two-stroke engine oil, which is specially formulated for Husqvarna air-cooled two-stroke engines.
Husqvarna offers a variety of two-stroke air-cooled engine oils to fit your needs.
Husqvarna XP Professional Performance 2-stroke engine oil - For the most demanding applications. This is a synthetic blend designed for tough professional useage.
Husqvarna Low Smoke 2-stroke engine oil - This is a high perfomance oil for the demanding prosumer as well as consumer use. This is a semi synthetic blend that also offers a noticeable reduction in exhuast smoke.
Husqvarna Oil Guard Premium 2-stroke oil - This oil is specially formualted for Husqvarna Oil Guard 2-stroke engines. This is a synthetic blend designed for tough professional useage. This is the only oil that will correctly run in the Husqvarna Oil Guard equipped engines."
"Research - What two stroke oil should I use in my Husqvarna two-stroke power equipment.
Published 02/08/2010 12:07 PM | Updated 04/04/2014 02:33 PM
What two stroke oil should I use in my Husqvarna air-cooled power equipment?
For best results and perfomance use Husqvarna two-stroke engine oil, which is specially formulated for Husqvarna air-cooled two-stroke engines.
Husqvarna offers a variety of two-stroke air-cooled engine oils to fit your needs.
Husqvarna XP Professional Performance 2-stroke engine oil - For the most demanding applications. This is a synthetic blend designed for tough professional useage.
Husqvarna Low Smoke 2-stroke engine oil - This is a high perfomance oil for the demanding prosumer as well as consumer use. This is a semi synthetic blend that also offers a noticeable reduction in exhuast smoke.
Husqvarna Oil Guard Premium 2-stroke oil - This oil is specially formualted for Husqvarna Oil Guard 2-stroke engines. This is a synthetic blend designed for tough professional useage. This is the only oil that will correctly run in the Husqvarna Oil Guard equipped engines."
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
I like that its half the price of the Maxima,Motul,Bel Ray etc. that i was using
Dilly
looking at this site
I use Belray h1r but honestly I think any big company synthetic semi synthetic or what ever will honestly be fine just don't buy crap oil.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
I think good fuel is more important than the oil.
Little Al
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Some of the manufactures "blurb " makes me cringe, how would several lumps of inert metal know it was air cooled let alone Husqvarna any brand of oil that conforms to a certain standard will do the job equally as well; only when it has NO oil in the gas, or the mixture is set way to lean, do the lumps of metal cry enough. put in any ones oil blend at the correct ratio & likely as not you would not be able to tell who"s brand oil it was. To my mind it"s much more to do with operator preference than oil quality or lack of it. OK back in the day of only straight mineral oils you had to put more into the fuel mix, it smoked more, sometimes a lot more, & maybe you had to decoke /clean out more often, but those inert lumps of metal kept revolving, Nowadays with all the fancy additives etc. we use less quantity in the gas mix, BUT so long as there is some of somebodies brand in the gas and correct mixture setting I would bet it will keep revolving
Hey Y'all-
In some cases the semi synthetic oil can protect better than a full synthetic, especially in humid, wet conditions (corrosion protection), this is why I avoid the (full synthetic) racing oils as these can actually attract moisture due to the hydrophillic base oils (esters). The silver bottle XP husky oil is excellent and easy to find.
In some cases the semi synthetic oil can protect better than a full synthetic, especially in humid, wet conditions (corrosion protection), this is why I avoid the (full synthetic) racing oils as these can actually attract moisture due to the hydrophillic base oils (esters). The silver bottle XP husky oil is excellent and easy to find.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
The high end racing oils have a rust inhibitor additive.
Coldfront
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What I don't understand is where they get off saying it has stabilizer already added in the oil. The oz. or ml is the same amount of oil per gallon per ratio. So where is the stabilizer? If the bottle of oil to mix with one gallon of gas had stabilizer in it, it should contain 3.06 oz... Per Stabil recommendation of .5 oz per gallon of gas.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
They probably just figure it in so if you buy 2.6 ounce bottle the .6 is probably the stabilizer and the 2 ounces is the oil so you're actually getting less oil then you think
Coldfront
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So if it only has 2 oz oil and .6 stabilizer you would be running about 64:1 oil ratio.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Exactly
Coldfront
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I believe they put the correct amount of oil in for a 50:1 mix. I just throw the bull$hit flag on the stabilizer being already in it.
jrocket
ArboristSite Operative
don't worry so much about synthetic or syn blends, I have a 257 that I purchased new in 1993, cut approx. 20 cord a year ever since and has never had synthetic or synthetic blend oil ever.
the secret to long life is more about keeping filters clean, carb properly adiusted, and a sharp chain to keep from overreving in the cut.
choosing a name brand oil such as Husqvarna or sthil is not as big a deal as many here would have you belive, as mentioned earlier the saw manufactuers do not make their own oil, the oil specs are put out for bids and whichever oil company can meet the specs for the least cash produces/packages that oil for the saw manufactures. I bet not many people here know, or will admit that up till the last several years Cenex made all of the oils for Polaris industries.
pick a oil that is readily available, smells good to you, and make saw maintainance a priority, and go cut some wood!!
the secret to long life is more about keeping filters clean, carb properly adiusted, and a sharp chain to keep from overreving in the cut.
choosing a name brand oil such as Husqvarna or sthil is not as big a deal as many here would have you belive, as mentioned earlier the saw manufactuers do not make their own oil, the oil specs are put out for bids and whichever oil company can meet the specs for the least cash produces/packages that oil for the saw manufactures. I bet not many people here know, or will admit that up till the last several years Cenex made all of the oils for Polaris industries.
pick a oil that is readily available, smells good to you, and make saw maintainance a priority, and go cut some wood!!
banditt007
ArboristSite Operative
HERE IS THE OFFICIAL JASO FD oil list!! http://www.jalos.or.jp/onfile/pdf/2T_EV_LIST.pdf There is a difference between CERTIFIED oil and what an oil company CLAIMS. Certified oils are ones where the mfr submits the oil, and it is tested and certified to meet the designated specifications. Oils such as Lucas, do not show up on the list, however Lucas CLAIMS it meets the specs. The question is, do you trust them? or do you want to be certain the oil you are running is in fact what it states it is? I'm sure there are plenty of people that have run marine (water cooled engine) 2 cycle oil for hundreds of hours (not recommended). But using the latest and greatest Jaso FD oil/ EGD oil (air cooled), i'm sure will result in the lowest exhaust smoke, the least carbon build up in the exhaust port, and the least spark plug fouling. Jaso FD is the latest and best, FC is a little lower, FB is basically a much older/less stringent spec, and FA is essentially obsolete. Have fun don't over think it, and like others said...
KEEP THE ENGINE IN TUNE!!!
SHARP CHAIN
FRESH FUEL
ratio of 32 to 50:1
89 octane or higher
don't bog the saw let it cut at its own rate.
Now only if they made an oil that smelled and smoked like castor, but had all the other good properties of these ultra low smoke jaso FD oils.... I'd be in love....
KEEP THE ENGINE IN TUNE!!!
SHARP CHAIN
FRESH FUEL
ratio of 32 to 50:1
89 octane or higher
don't bog the saw let it cut at its own rate.
Now only if they made an oil that smelled and smoked like castor, but had all the other good properties of these ultra low smoke jaso FD oils.... I'd be in love....
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Bel Ray,Klotz,Maxima,Amsoil didn't make the list either??
ANewSawyer
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I think the 100% gas I got was 87 octane. That is that going to be a problem, isn't it?
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
No its not a problem at all Mastermind uses 87 octane in ported saws. The important part is its ethanol free.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Lucas is one of the biggest oil sponsors in racing if its good enough in a top fuel dragster or in a MX dirt bike they aren't hiding anything.
ANewSawyer
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The pump I got the gas out of is labeled "100% gas". Now if it has ethanol in it, that is not my fault. And I would think that selling ethanol gas as 100% gas would garner a lot of attention from the government.
As far as the oil list goes, I am not a professional logger nor do I plan to run my saw for 40 hours every week. It is just a new to me Husqvarna 435 with a 15" bar. With that in mind, I suspect other things could kill the engine faster than what kind of oil I use. Lucas is as cheap, if not cheaper than Husq and is easier for me to obtain. I care more about the latter. Oh, and I think that list is translated because it says that the names listed may not be accurate to the actual marketing name.
