TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

[pecheux]

Good day,
Wanting to be good for nature I just purchased a quart of TC-W3 G-Oil at Canadian Tire store. It is NOT blue as OB oil should be, and as per the Connecticut based company Green Tech writes in their advertisement. It's golden clear like regular car oil ??? Any scoop on that ? Tx

 

[Texasmark]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Not sure it's all blue. I know Pennzoil high perf gear lube is gold whereas Merc is blue/black. Course if Merc gets if from Penn, which is a very distinct possibility, they just add some coloring to satisfy the customer's spec. Merc TCW3 is blue and I believe Penn is gold but not sure.

I usually run the Penn but don't pay attention to the color, just pop the top and upside down in the filler it goes. I could go out to the shop and look if it would make you feel better. I know their gear oil is golden/honey colored as you can see it in the clear fill tube when filling and sometimes I use it. Only thing the color does is to help you to identify that premix does in fact contain oil. The performance and environmental specs of a lubricant don't care what color it is.

HTH,
Mark

 

[pecheux]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Not sure it's all blue. I know Pennzoil high perf gear lube is gold whereas Merc is blue/black. Course if Merc gets if from Penn, which is a very distinct possibility, they just add some coloring to satisfy the customer's spec. Merc TCW3 is blue and I believe Penn is gold but not sure.

I usually run the Penn but don't pay attention to the color, just pop the top and upside down in the filler it goes. I could go out to the shop and look if it would make you feel better. I know their gear oil is clear as you can see it in the clear fill tube when filling and sometimes I use it. Only thing the color does is to help you to identify that premix does in fact contain oil. The performance and environmental specs of a lubricant don't care what color it is.

HTH,
Mark

Tx for your reply. The quart was sealed so I know it has not been tampered. We are talking about oil for premix and injectors not gear oil. Green-Tech does write that their Marine OB 2 cycle oil color is blue, I wrote them a note and see what they have to say about that. I had not seen Non-Blue OB oil that was clear gold since the 24:1 mix back in the early 60's Yea perhaps McCullogh OB oil that was red ... LOL

 

[pecheux]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Anybody here has any experience in using this green biodegradable outboard oil ?

 

[Silvertip]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Not all outboard oil is the same color. I've seen green, gray, nearly black and perhaps more that I just don't remember.

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

I think the color is dye to distinguish oiled pre-mix and unoiled pre-mox more than anything else. So it's easier to tell if you added oil.

 

[82rude]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Anybody here has any experience in using this green biodegradable outboard oil ?

take it back to canadian tire .did you get the 2 cycle oil?they also have a 2 cycle marine oil which is what you want .according to the msds sheet it is blue color.i used the oil for a year or more in my 90 evinrude a couple years back and found it was ok in my book at least.bottles is black with blue cap and white and blue sticker with a picture of boat on it.reason i asked if you got the 2 cyle oil is that bottle is black with yellow or gold accent and is for all other 2 cycles but outboards.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Ignore the color ........ read the label for the rating

 

[Texasmark]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Tx for your reply. The quart was sealed so I know it has not been tampered. We are talking about oil for premix and injectors not gear oil. Green-Tech does write that their Marine OB 2 cycle oil color is blue, I wrote them a note and see what they have to say about that. I had not seen Non-Blue OB oil that was clear gold since the 24:1 mix back in the early 60's Yea perhaps McCullogh OB oil that was red ... LOL

I recall the McCullough oil. Had yellow cans that were 50:1 (I think which was the regular mix) and the little red cans, forget the size but small, 100:1. I had a Mc 22 hp at the time.

I was talking about engine premix or injector oil initially and upon talking about Pennzoil added the lower unit oil comparison to Merc/QK as a comparison. I'll go out to the shop and look at the can of Penn premix and come back and tell you what color it is.....just a minute or two.

Marine, super premium, synthetic blend, TCW-3, yellow container, blue black contents. So I guess they just put whatever container they need under the same spiggot.

Mark

 

[seahorse5]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Keep in mind that the color of the oil is only the dye that the blender adds to the mix. It does not affect the quality or the properties of the lubricant.

Some TC-W3 oils are red, reddish, or purple also

 

[pecheux]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

take it back to canadian tire .did you get the 2 cycle oil?they also have a 2 cycle marine oil which is what you want .according to the msds sheet it is blue color.i used the oil for a year or more in my 90 evinrude a couple years back and found it was ok in my book at least.bottles is black with blue cap and white and blue sticker with a picture of boat on it.reason i asked if you got the 2 cyle oil is that bottle is black with yellow or gold accent and is for all other 2 cycles but outboards.

Written on the bottle : TC-W3 outboard Tx

 

[82rude]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

the simple fact is you dont have the color they say it should be .is it just the dye missing?is it completely wrong oil and maybe 4 stroke or?my bottle of g-oil was blue dyed thinking back on it .your chance to take ,your motor to possibly risk.wonder if its a old stock that ctc dragged out of some warehouse.any ways put it aside till you find out and go get the right stuff ,just my own humble opion of course.they say that their 4 cycle oil is amber color,sounds like a packaging mix up .

 

[pecheux]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

the simple fact is you dont have the color they say it should be .is it just the dye missing?is it completely wrong oil and maybe 4 stroke or?my bottle of g-oil was blue dyed thinking back on it .your chance to take ,your motor to possibly risk.wonder if its a old stock that ctc dragged out of some warehouse.any ways put it aside till you find out and go get the right stuff ,just my own humble opion of course.they say that their 4 cycle oil is amber color,sounds like a packaging mix up .

I also suspect a packaging mix up. Thanks for sharing.

 

[pecheux]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

FYI Reply from G-Oil

Our first batch did include the blue dye, but we removed this in future batches. This does not modify the performance of the product and will still perform and biodegrade.

Let us know if you have any questions or concerns!

Thank you for contacting us at getG.com!

 

[Chris1956]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Yes, the TCW-III oil is dyed to dye the fuel and help the consumer verify he mixed in the oil. Wallyworld and Starbrite oil is blue, Mobil oil is red, some Pennzoil I had was green, I think the Texaco oil I had was purple.

FWIW, I like the blue before mixing, as it is a nice sparkly color. I liked the Pennzoil after mixing as it was green like seawater.

I did get some green Wallyworld oil one time. I think they mixed in the wrong dye....

 

[Texasmark]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Written on the bottle : TC-W3 outboard Tx

Two Cycle Watercraft, revision 3. Ok. So I got the dash in the wrong place. I didn't have a bottle in front of me. Back when my Merc serv manual was published (Dec 1997) rev 2 was the best out......TC-W2
Mark

 

[Chris1956]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Mark, actually it is Two Cycle Watercooled. Four cycle motors generally use FC-W. Four Cycle - Watercooled. Both differentiate from air-cooled motors which use a different oil.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Mark, actually it is Two Cycle Watercooled. Four cycle motors generally use FC-W. Four Cycle - Watercooled. Both differentiate from air-cooled motors which use a different oil.

I'm a retired engineer. We were never known for being able to spell. You didn't need to spell well to run numbers. Ha! Ok Chris you caught me guestimating on this one.

Mark

 

[Chris1956]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

That's OK, my frined kept looking at the GPS on his boat. It was marked in S Miles, which he took to mean "Sea Miles". Of course the right answer is Statute Miles, versus KT, or nautical miles.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: TC-W3 G-Oil color ??

Well today just for grins I looked up the NMMA site and the ratings like TC-W3 and all. It's all out there if one is really interested in facts.

What I did run across was the fact that Merc Super Premium is in fact made from syn-blend stocks in spite of the fact that they don't mention it. The report said that it was developed specifically for the Optimax fuel injected engine. Tests by an independent lab confirmed it. They also listed what's in Pennzoil Super Premium syn-blend and put the data alongside what they found in Merc oil. My hunch that the two came from the same spiggot was wrong. The "ingredients" were quite different, some better in Merc's favor and others for Penn.

Mark