Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Anybody know anything about Opti-2 oil??



Sorry you did not have good results. Did you get an analysis after the failure to see if the oil was at fault? The reason I ask is that I have used it in extended drain interval on several cars and have put big miles on them all. I have also used their 2 cycle in boat and yard machine applications with good results (I did not mix 100:1 in the boat – I used it much closer to manufacturer numbers).
 
Disclosure I was a dealer for a while but only for my own use. I have since dropped the dealership and buy from someone else and now also use other synthetics when economics dictate. Just curious if they stood behind the failure if you had the oil checked.
 
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Anybody know anything about Opti-2 oil??
 
 

I would not put Amsoil in any thing, I have tried it in three engines and all of them up in about one thousand miles. One only had 24,000miles on it it threw a rod and busted a piston. Never again, its no dam good.
 
Sent: Wed, April 20, 2011 12:50:06 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Anybody know anything about Opti-2 oil??

 

Are you saying that you would not recommend using, say, Amsoil at 100:1, if the mfg'r. called out something else at 50:1?  What oil do you use, and at what ratio?
 
Bob Taylor
TigerCub N657RT
 
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Anybody know anything about Opti-2 oil??
 
 

Oils come and go, but what will never change is the oil-to-gas ratio as proscribed by the engine manufacturer.  As long as the oil type is what is recommended, and the oil ratio is what is recommended, you should be free to try what you like.  I've tried a wide variety of oils, but they all meet the minimum requirements and oil ratio per the mfg.  I've not been able to detect much of difference between them, so I tend to look for the best price.

 
  -- Robert


On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Robert Taylor <flydad57@neo.rr.com> wrote:


Group,

 

                At the risk of starting up the old oil debate….  I was at my local lawnmower parts establishment yesterday.  It is owned by a pilot friend of mine who is quite knowledgeable about engines of all types.  We got on the subject of two-cycle oil and he introduced me to an oil called Opti-2.  It is supposedly a new type of formulation, requiring only 1.2 ounces per gallon for any two-stroke engine, regardless of make or mix ratio.  It has an ISO rating of EG-D++ which is the highest rating available.  You can check it out at  www.opti2-4.com . He swears by it, and uses it in his chain saws, blowers, and weedeaters.  It is also recommended for use in snowmobiles, outboards, and personal watercraft.

                I was just wondering if anyone here had heard of it, and whether anyone here was using it.  I realize that our aircraft engines are a bit of a different breed, but I am curious just the same.  I currently use Castrol RS TTS, per my engine mfgr's recommendation, but it's getting hard to find.  At 1.2 oz. per gallon, I could reduce my oil costs considerably.  I know there are many options available, but was interested in feedback regarding the Opti-2.

                I would appreciate comments, positive or negative, especially those of the constructive variety.

 

Bob Taylor
TigerCub N657RT
Wadsworth, Ohio


 

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