clear 2 cycle oil ?

[michmann]

i bought a new weed whip from my local dealer and they put gas in it and fired it up but the mix was the same color of gas not the dyed red color a week later i called to see what kinda mix they used and the guy that answered the phone said they use the dyed mix that you cant get a clear 2 cycle mix? So now i not sure if the whip has just regular gas or there is a clear 2 cycle mix ? any help thanks guys is there a clear mix ??????

[Ridin' Around]

i bought a new weed whip from my local dealer and they put gas in it and fired it up but the mix was the same color of gas not the dyed red color a week later i called to see what kinda mix they used and the guy that answered the phone said they use the dyed mix that you cant get a clear 2 cycle mix? So now i not sure if the whip has just regular gas or there is a clear 2 cycle mix ? any help thanks guys is there a clear mix ??????

Never seen one, the whole point of changing the color is to notice the mix. Most are green blue or red. I would just dump that tank out mix a new batch for yourself with good oil (Amsoil is my choice) and that way you know what you got. Or you could always take it back, be an A**, and get a new trimmer if you ran that one a lot. I would just mix new and go if it were me. Good luck.

[echoman8]

I have trouble with some colors.

I was 22 before I found out I was partially color blind.

I am not saying anyone else has the same problem, but a simple test will help determine if the fuel in you can is 2 cycle mix.


Place a small amout on your finger, blow on it. If your finger is dry (and possibly white) there is no mix. If there is a thin film of oil on your finger (after blowing), the fuel is 2 cycle mix.

I worked for the local county for a few years. They would buy about 12 cheap homelites each year. The motors would be worn out after about 4 months of continuous use in this west Texas heat. I asked them to change their mix to 4 ounces to the gallon (32 to 1). To my knowledge, we never had another engine failure. The manual on these called for 50 to 1 mix.

At least under our conditions, the richer mix extended the life of the trimmers.

Good luck

de

[Leaf Jockey]

You didn't say what model trimmer you bought. There is at least one 4 stroke model out there that uses straight gas.

Scott

[AmsoilPower]

If this is a true 2-cycle, I think I would be taking it back to the dealer to have inspected at the very least if it has been run. Sounds to me like this is a straight gas situation.

[Jason Rose]

I agree, I don't know of ANY oils that don't dye the fuel a darker color. Well, only thing that wouldn't is using some 30wt. oil to make the 2 cycle mix with!


Speaking of using engine oil to make 2 cycle... I remember way back, this old timer used to buy trimmers at auctions and such, and to fuel them he'd put a shot of oil in, from a quart of engine oil, then fill with gas, shake good, and then off he'd go. I guess it would work for him, lol.

[rockytopp]

Hey Gang,
Whoa up there, there for sure a clear oil to mix for all two cycle engines.....
Castrol oil makes it, but it is synthetic oil, I use it and so far it has proved to be a fine lubricant. I get mine at walmart and most all parts house's have it on the shelf. I rebuilt my Polaris four wheeler and have used it in it from that time.
(bout two years.) I also run a richer mix than it calls for , with weed eaters I have always mixed 32/1 for them... Let em smoke.... New plug once in the while.......they keep on ticking. Paul

[scottr 2006]

The old Mobil MX2T oil (two cycle mix oil) did not have a dye.

[michmann]

thanks guys the trimmer i bought was a redmax bcz2600s and it is a 2 cycle took whip back to dealer and the mech told me its got the mix in it i asked him what mix he used in it he told me he uses what ever he has in the back no one brand all the time ? this is the same mechanic that i had a wb in his shop twice for hard starting which he never did figure out but he changed the sparkplug TWICE which did nothing for the hard starting problem i finally figured it out with the help of the guys on lawnsite needle problem flooding engine, so i like the salesman in the local dealer but mechanic is bad so i will be going to y-guards and from now on i am just a small operator but i buy at least one or two items a season upgrading my equiptment like new whip blower hedgetrimmer stick edger etc they great to buy from but to get service NO GOOD SERVICE FORGET IT. I took the whip home emptied it out and put the proper mix in it I THINK YOU GUYS WERE CORRECT I BET HE JUST PUT STRAIGHT GAS IN IT IF I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR SERVICE HE WOULD JUST PUT A NEW SPARKPLUG IN IT. OH YEAH THE MECHANIC TOLD ME REDMAX WAS JUNK THEY WERE NOT SAYING THAT WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND DROPPED OVER 500 ON IT. SOORY FOR THE RANT