2 Cycle Oil Husqvarna xp, Amsoil saber, OPTI-2

[johnjbc]

Has anyone tried any of these oils in their chainsaw

PennzoilŪ 2-Cycle Oil for Air Cooled Engines
http://www.pennzoil.com/products/outdoor/2cycle_aircooled.html

Royal Purple 2-Cycle TCW III
http://www.royalpurple.com/2-cycle-oil-o.html

Multi-Purpose 2-Cycle Engine Oil http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?product=115

[bandmiller2]

John , all three are name brand, likely not diddle differance between them.Really most use so little 2cyc. oil that price is not a factor.You use the best you can find,today thats synthetic or a blend.Thats my opinion,nothing wrong with dino oil,2cyc.engines are a high stress application you give them every advantage you can.Frank C.

[sbhooper]

I just want to add something on the blend oils.  To legally be called semi-synthetic, an oil only has to have one percent synthetic in it.  In other words, it can be a scam.  Go petroleum or synthetic.  I would not use semi-synthetic in anything.  The same goes for vehicles.

[tbrickner]

John,

Stay away from the royal purpal.  In the cycling world this doesn't seem to hold up so I wouldn't use it.  The pennsoil 2 cycle has good reviews and you probably won't go wrong with it.

[barbender]

I used to run the Klotz synthetic in my race snowmobile, it was good stuff and it smelled like dish soap. I even ran a little through my old 266 husky, not enough to make any judgements other than it didn't blow up and it smelled nice. I am sure not sold on that 100:1 ratio that amsoil advertises, I'm really leary of that. I still run Jonsered oil in my saws at 32:1 or 40:1, I don't trust those leaner mixtures, I've never had any carbon problems at those ratios but I did have a Jred 2165 throw the main bearings at the recommended 50:1. So now I run them richer.