How much 2 stroke oil per gallon do I use?

[fonecop1]

If I use 2 stroke oil as a lubricant how much per gallon do I add?
Thx,
Bob

 

[TubeAndKnuckle]

What I do is add half of a quart per 20 gallons and that seems to help the engine run much better!

 

[tanman_2006]

I just pour a quart in my 26 gallon tank.

 

[buddy]

It does enough to use just 1/2 quart with 26 gallons. 3/4 quart for 34 gallon tank.

HERE IS A LUBRICITY TEST REPORT

Super Tech Outboard 2-cycle TC-W3 engine oil
HFRR 474, 162 micron improvement
200:1 ratio
16.64 oz/tank
$1.09/tank

Using the recommended half as much PS nets less than half the lubricity addition at 50% more cost

MMO actually made lubricity worse.

 

[Matt Bachand]

What I do is add half of a quart per 20 gallons and that seems to help the engine run much better!

I do a quart per 20 gallons.

 

[dazed]

I run 1/2 oz per Gallon....Fairly easy to figure out with a graduated measuring device (as I'm also adding PS at rate of 1oz per 3 gallons)

Also keeps the math simple for 20 gallons I add 10oz (20/2=10)...or just figure the number your looking for is half of the gallons of fuel you put in your tank.

 

[JMJNet]

I run 1/2 oz per Gallon....Fairly easy to figure out with a graduated measuring device (as I'm also adding PS at rate of 1oz per 3 gallons)

Also keeps the math simple for 20 gallons I add 10oz (20/2=10)...or just figure the number your looking for is half of the gallons of fuel you put in your tank.

I do the same thing, simple. Great minds think alike.

 

[WarWagon]

16:1 weedwacker or a 32:1 chain saw? ):h

 

[dazed]

1/2 oz per gallon would be 128:1 ratio, and you really only need 200:1 ratio to bring regular ULSD fuel to a good lubricity rating, beyond IP manufacturers recommendations.

200:1 would be 1/3 oz per gallon, or 1 quart per 48 gallons, 1/2 quart for 24 gallons.

Wouldnt it be 256:1 ratio for 1/2 oz per gallon( 128oz per gallon x.5)?

 

[Badaxe]

I run Power Service religiously. With the recent stalls and code 36 I was thinking of running some 2 stroke through it. Question is do I use both?

 

[buddy]

Wouldnt it be 256:1 ratio for 1/2 oz per gallon( 128oz per gallon x.5)?

Yes, mine were off by a factor of 2, I forgot the /2 in the first calculation.

200:1 ratio would be 1/2 quart to 25 gallons, which is the recommended amount of 2 stroke. Or as you point out 0.64 oz per gallon of fuel.

power service is not a good lubricity additive. If using both every fillup then .5oz of 2-stroke and the recommended concentration of PS should be OK, if the two mix and lubricity adds up, but safer to just add the recommended amount of oil.

If using ND SAE30 would use twice as much as 2-stroke oil.

 

[THEFERMANATOR]

Yes, mine were off by a factor of 2, I forgot the /2 in the first calculation.

200:1 ratio would be 1/2 quart to 25 gallons, which is the recommended amount of 2 stroke. Or as you point out 0.64 oz per gallon of fuel.

power service is not a good lubricity additive. If using both every fillup then .5oz of 2-stroke and the recommended concentration of PS should be OK, if the two mix and lubricity adds up, but safer to just add the recommended amount of oil.

If using ND SAE30 would use twice as much as 2-stroke oil.

I know POWERSERVICE says there new formula is different from the one that was tested in the lubricity test awhile back as it now says ULSD formulation with slickdiesel in it.

 

[Idle_Chatter]

I've been using 1/2 ounce per gallon for a couple of years now.

ND SAE 30 is oil that is not designed to burn, 2 stroke oil is designed to burn, maybe a bit more lubricity, but more ash, carbon and varnish.

 

[DieselCash]

I mix in a used power service 1 quart bottle half power service and the rest walmart 2 stroke oil on every tank.

 

[Dieseldad97]

I'm a dump and go guy. Fill up..dump what I feel like into the tank and go. Sometimes if I forget to buy 2-stroke, I go many tanks with no oil. Oh well.

 

[NVW]

I'm a dump and go guy. Fill up..dump what I feel like into the tank and go. Sometimes if I forget to buy 2-stroke, I go many tanks with no oil. Oh well.

Sounds like me:smile5:

 

[Matt Bachand]

I've been running 1 oz /gallon for years if 2-stroke, and about 2 oz per gallon if its SAE 30 ND. Always with a few ouces of Powerservice.

More is better than less IMO with moderation. The IP just loves it. Just as it loves the synthetic oil and turbo too. Smooth sailing.

 

[dangerousdave]

Ya sure, but your truck is a baby (miles).
This is all very nice discussion, but each truck is different. Optilube makes mine run noisy, with lower mpg. I get better results with Wally World Tech 2-stroke and PS silver bottle added per instructions.
I know i've said it B4, but
I mix 'em up in plastic Coke bottles ready to add at the pump, we always fill up around 1/2 tank (23 gal). at the same station, unless we're on a road trip, then only at high volume truck stops [and I don't mean noise].

I still have a 1/2 gallon of Optilube summer leftover as a backup if I run out of my usual drink / mixture.