2 cycle oil

davyfireball · Apr 29, 2016

I have a echo weedeater and it takes 40-1. Wife bought briggs & Stratton 2 cycle oil that is 50-1. Can I use this oil? IF I use less gas maybe 0.8 tenths of a gal

Pappy · Apr 29, 2016

One ounce of oil to 40 ounces of gas---just calculate carefully and go.

davyfireball · Apr 29, 2016

Thanks- I got it figured out.

D beatty · Apr 29, 2016

I use to have that trouble years ago with different makes of 2 cycle engines with different mixtures. I eliminated that problem by going to Opti-2 and one mix covers all 2cycle engines. Now I have one gas can for all 2cycle engines.

MarkB_MI · Apr 29, 2016

Is the oil rated JASO FD? If not, it's
probably not approved for your trimmer.

JF in MI · Apr 29, 2016

Agree. I did the same thing for all my 2 strokes with different mix ratios.

2x4 · Apr 30, 2016

you can use either one in the other; it doesn't make any difference to the machines. Been running 40:1 in everything for 40 years. Some of the saws are even 40 yrs. old.

guido · May 1, 2016

Hello davyfireball,

A 50 to 1 oil will work at 40 to 1. Just use the 40 to 1 ratio. A 40 to 1 oil can not be diluted any further, will work at a lower ratio just like the 50 to 1 oil,

Guido.

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