Thanks for your comments, Mike. So you used to use the Opti-2, but you are using the Pennzoil Air-Cooled now? What prompted you to change? It would be nice to carry less oil on my cross countries. My mower shop buddy showed me that Opti-2 has an injector version available, too. It is of a lower viscosity.
Thanks, again.
Bob Taylor
TigerCub N657RT
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Anybody know anything about Opti-2 oil??
Using Opti-2 at 100:1 is really not any different than running Pennzoil at 50:1. It is much more concentrated (thicker, if you will) than the standard 50:1 oils, but dilutes just fine in the fuel. It's not a magic formula that allows you to run it at higher ratios. Also, you will not gain anything by running it at lower ratios.
I'm not selling anything and I don't care if you go with a different oil. Pennzoil Air-Cooled always worked well for me, but so does Opti-2 and after using it for hundreds of hours on a 503 and 582, I think it works pretty good. Several friends have been using it for years, also.
Like I said, it CANNOT be used in oil-injection since it is formulated to be mixed at 100:1. If you pre-mix, you are fine. Other than keeping the engine relatively clean and mixing well with oxygenated fuels, the biggest advantage is that you carry less on X-countries.
Some people sweat the high ratio
--- On Wed, 4/20/11, Robert Taylor <flydad57@neo.rr.com> wrote:
From: Robert Taylor <flydad57@neo.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Anybody know anything about Opti-2 oil??
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 4:00 PM
Thanks for that. Bob Taylor
TigerCub N657RT
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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