Two-Stroke Oils: All the Same?

[North by Northwest]

The cases of Go! 2T I picked up last week are refined by BP. BP has three US refineries https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/c...iness-factsheets/bp-refineries-fact-sheet.pdf

What difference might there be between the process of the US refining at Whiting and Toledo where this 2T is processed? Canada does not have any BP refineries as I can tell and only 7 exist worldwide where the Toledo-Husky refinery in Ohio is now sold to Cenovus.

I would presume the manufacturing recipe & process should be consistent within all BP refineries accordingly . However , Ben works within a oil refining facility , so I would defer to his opinion within this matter brother !

 

[bwalker]

The cases of Go! 2T I picked up last week are refined by BP. BP has three US refineries https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/c...iness-factsheets/bp-refineries-fact-sheet.pdf

What difference might there be between the process of the US refining at Whiting and Toledo where this 2T is processed? Canada does not have any BP refineries as I can tell and only 7 exist worldwide where the Toledo-Husky refinery in Ohio is now sold to Cenovus.

I don't have any inside knowledge of BP, but I believe both of those refineries are setup to run Canadian Heavy oil, which isn't usually used to make lube stocks.
I wouldn't also assume that BP even refines the oil that goes into their two cycle oil. The co pany I work for has several refineries and we don't refine a single drop of lube stock. We buy it from others and blend it with additives bought from some other company.
If you guys realised how small the lubricants industry is it would probably supprise more than a few. Mobil for instance has the market cornered on certain weight esters and PAO's. Where do you think Amsoil buys their stocks from?? And that's just one example.

 

[bwalker]

Anybody run LE Lubrication Engineers products?

I've seen it ran in mining and power plants. Mostly their grease though.

 

[North by Northwest]

I don't have any inside knowledge of BP, but I believe both of those refineries are setup to run Canadian Heavy oil, which isn't usually used to make lube stocks.
I wouldn't also assume that BP even refines the oil that goes into their two cycle oil. The co pany I work for has several refineries and we don't refine a single drop of lube stock. We buy it from others and blend it with additives bought from some other company.
If you guys realised how small the lubricants industry is it would probably supprise more than a few. Mobil for instance has the market cornered on certain weight esters and PAO's. Where do you think Amsoil buys their stocks from?? And that's just one example.

Thanks for the insight , good to know !

 

[JKendrick87]

Wooh boy, here we go.

 

[JKendrick87]

Great choice. Echo Red Armor is possibly the best you could have chosen.

I'd be fine running any JASO FD oil, as long as we're talking air cooled equipment.

I’m finally seeing the light! I’ve ran Stihl silver bottle for years in my blower and trimmer and believe it or not they’re loaded with carbon. Not going down that road with my newly acquired saws.

 

[Chevboy0167]

 

[denn]

Real men use Klotz and it's good for your sinuses

 

[bwalker]

Real men use Klotz and it's good for your sinuses

The smell is about the only reason I would run it. Super Techniplate aroma can't be beat!

 

[frogbiter]

Funny my negbors have 60 years old two wheel tractors and they have never seen any special treatment - quite on the contrary, still running though...

 

[bwalker]

Funny my negbors have 60 years old two wheel tractors and they have never seen any special treatment - quite on the contrary, still running though...

What does an old tractor have in common with a chainsaw? Not a single thing that I can think of?

 

[frogbiter]

What does an old tractor have in common with a chainsaw? Not a single thing that I can think of?

It's a two-stroke engine. Runs on gas, not rocket science. An almost unimaginably endurance through all kinds of times.
Just keeps on running...

 

[frogbiter]

Not politically correct at all, but I don't have kids - and I might live for like ten more years if I'm lucky.
I care about earth I really do, but I'm just a poor man - not really payed to make decisions or have opinions for the future generations.
I leave the decisions and the inspiring word that will guide the world to a better place - to the rich people.

 

[bwalker]

It's a two-stroke engine. Runs on gas, not rocket science. An almost unimaginably endurance through all kinds of times.
Just keeps on running...

But without total loss lubrication? I bet it has a much higher displacement to HP ratio?

 

[frogbiter]

But without total loss lubrication? I bet it has a much higher displacement to HP ratio?

Oh yeas indeed, and rpm is peaceful too. Just keeps on truckin'.

 

[bwalker]

Oh yeas indeed, and rpm is peaceful too. Just keeps on truckin'.

So there isn't much and common at all.
What model tractor are we talking about?

 

[frogbiter]

So there isn't much and common at all.
What model tractor are we talking about?

Not sure, but they have those all around - old combustion engine farmer tools that just keeps on running after what? Some 50-60 years... still running.

 

[Captain Bruce]

Fascinating, those negbors of yours.

 

[benelli7d]

It's a two-stroke engine. Runs on gas, not rocket science. An almost unimaginably endurance through all kinds of times.
Just keeps on running...

You failed to mention they were 2 stroke engines in your original post and I'm sure that's why Ben asked what they have in common with saws.

 

[bwalker]

You failed to mention they were 2 stroke engines in your original post and I'm sure that's why Ben asked what they have in common with saws.

I did think he was referring to a 4 cycle engine.
Regardless of all that those low speed engines have little in common with a chainsaw.