2 Stoke oil- Can I use TC-W in an air cooled TC engine?

[Slacker]

I've got a gallon jug of outboard 2 stroke oil that I no longer have the outboard for.
Can I run the TC-W (w=water cooled) 2 stroke oil in my air cooled 2 stroke engines? I know TC-W is made for water cooled engines, but will it hurt my air cooled chainsaw engines?

 

[Diamondpilot]

I would not do it. Get a quart of air cooled 2 cycle oil for $3 at Auto Zone and it will last you 5 years unless you are working commercial. Give the TCW oil to a buddy with a boat and then he will owe you one. Not worth risking even my cheapest piece of 2 cycle equipment, my $89 weed eater, over a few bucks.

Chris

 

[LBrown59]

I would not do it. Get a quart of air cooled 2 cycle oil for $3 at Auto Zone and it will last you 5 years unless you are working commercial. Give the TCW oil to a buddy with a boat and then he will owe you one. Not worth risking even my cheapest piece of 2 cycle equipment, my $89 weed eater, over a few bucks.

Chris

Good Advice.

 

[NIdaho]

Sure you can use outboard oil in your air cooled equipment, just be prepared to have to teardown that equipement for problems such a stuck rings, carboned up ports, plugged up mufflers, . . .

Really, save your self some headaches (and money in the long run) go buy yourself some good quality synthetic 2 stroke oil for air cooled and use it. Personally, I use the Amsoil 2-stroke, I pre-mix it at 100:1 and run it in the weedeater, power blower, 3 Husqvarna chain saws, the wife's "mini-tiller/cultivator, . . . you only need one gas can for everything. It doesn't matter what mix ratio the unit originally called for, just run the 100:1. Been running this for years without a single problem. Infact, my brother was over a couple of years ago and ran out of saw gas for his old yellow beast. I said just use some of mine. after a couple of tank fulls he thought his saw was running so much better that he has never gone back to his 40:1 ratio of some cheaper oil.

 

[20 20]

I'll be the bad guy here I have used the TC-W in all of my air-cooled engines {I know bad bad man}. Had a deal and ended up with a couple gal. then got ride of my liquid cooled machine. I do mix it at a higher ratio so maybe that's why I've had NO problems. Been trying to use it up for a couple years. So I can say I have used it with NO trouble for some time{years}. With that said I will be buying the right stuff when this runs out.

 

[lightninboy]

I am currently occasionally utilizing some old outboard oil in a Stihl chainsaw and I don't forsee any harm coming from it. On the other hand, I wouldn't use Stihl oil in a water-cooled outboard.

 

[20 20]

Lightninboy, I with your opinion about the other way around being worse.

 

[firefighter jim]

Agree with the others, however,,,,,,,,,,,,I am presently using up a gallon mixed with Havoline TC-W3. It is also rated as a TC (air cooled). After it s gone I've decided to stick with Stihl 2 cycle (After much reading on the subject).

 

[Richard]

Anyone here ever use Klotz? I remember back when I was a teenager with a dirtbike (Yamaha YZ-465) and my neighbor had his Suzuki 250. We'd buzz around the woods that were behind our houses. I always knew when he'd show up out there. If I could not see him, I could ALWAYS smell his exhaust.

It sounds really weird to say that it smelled good!!

Something about bean oil??

You have various comments to your question.... what I'd suggest if you want to explore it further is simply call the manufacturer and ask them. I once did that regarding the Klotz bean oil mentioned above (since I wanted to smell it again when I had my Maico 490) but, the guy at Klotz said something like the bean oil was more sticky than the regular stuff and unless I was tearing my engine down every now & then to clean/rebuild it (I wasn't) that it might leave more residue in my engine than their other oil.

I was going to use this oil in my bike (now sold), backpack blower, string trimmer, chainsaw.....

Never bought any because of his comments. Used the more 'normal' stuff

 

[bp fick]

As stated, find a buddy or someone with a boat and do him a favor. Shoot, ship it to me, I got a 25hp Merc outboard.

Air cooled engine run much hotter and appreciate the specific oil. It won't break the bank. Wally's runs stuff pretty inexpensively.