gas and oil mixture

[bkelly46]

What is the best mixture of gas and oil for a 1995 force 40 horse motor?

 

[HAV2FISH]

Re: gas and oil mixture

50:1

 

[john from md]

Re: gas and oil mixture

Stick with 50 to 1 and don't play around with your fuel/oil mix. Too many bad things can happen if the engine doesn't get enough oil.

John

 

[Jenason]

Re: gas and oil mixture

Hi there guys..I was wondering what type of oil to use. I can get Castrol super 2 cycle marine from walmart here in canada for 17$/gallon or the quicksilver at 49$/gallon, I'm all out of pennzoil and haveing trouble finding more, It was the synthetic blend..

 

[john from md]

Re: gas and oil mixture

Most of us use Walmart Marine oil. It meets the TCW3 standard and is much cheaper than Quicksilver and Pennzoil. The down side is it smokes a little more and carbons a little more. A decarb treatment at the end of the season will usually clean out all the buildup.

I have been using Walmart oil for years with no negative effects on my boats and cars.

John

 

[Jenason]

Re: gas and oil mixture

thanks John, i'll follow suit. Do you use the seafoam for the decarbon at the end of the year or whenever??

 

[john from md]

Re: gas and oil mixture

My engine is constantly run and maintained so it is very clean. I only do a decarb at the end of the season.

For engines that get little use or have sat a long time, I recommend that folks do a couple of decarbs up front, if possible letting the engine sit overnight after flooding it with the sealfoam solution. Then, after you have cleaned it out good, go to doing it at the end of the season.

John