I know the subject of what oil to run in a 2 stroke motor has been raised before and the general consenous is to use Yamalube. But here is my question.
I had intended to buy Yamalube from the local Yamaha dealer/service yard in my area in bulk (you know bring your container and they fill it from the 55 gallon barrel). Last week I was told by a very reliable friend that his last batch of 2 stroke oil had water in it. Lucky for him he stored it in a transparent (or semi-transparent) container and let it sit for a few days so he noticed it before putting it in his tanks.
The dealer is a straight shooter and immedaiately replaced his oil, but here's my question.
Given the above, would you:
a) buy from the Yamaha dealer and just chalk it up to a rare occurrence
b) buy Mercruiser brand 2 stroke oil from my regular mechanic that I know is stored indoors out of the weather
c) bend over and buy Yamalube from West Marine (sorry couldn't resist the commentary)
My mechanic is of the opinion that the Yamalube may have a slight advantage over the Mercruiser brand, but not much and as long as I don't use a low level/bargin brand (like West Marine's) I should be fine.
The motors are 1990 250hp (carbs) by the way.
I'm leaning to using the Mercrusier brand since I'm scared to death of getting water in the oil and frying motor but I wanted so thoughts/opinions from you guys.
Thanks
I had intended to buy Yamalube from the local Yamaha dealer/service yard in my area in bulk (you know bring your container and they fill it from the 55 gallon barrel). Last week I was told by a very reliable friend that his last batch of 2 stroke oil had water in it. Lucky for him he stored it in a transparent (or semi-transparent) container and let it sit for a few days so he noticed it before putting it in his tanks.
The dealer is a straight shooter and immedaiately replaced his oil, but here's my question.
Given the above, would you:
a) buy from the Yamaha dealer and just chalk it up to a rare occurrence
b) buy Mercruiser brand 2 stroke oil from my regular mechanic that I know is stored indoors out of the weather
c) bend over and buy Yamalube from West Marine (sorry couldn't resist the commentary)
My mechanic is of the opinion that the Yamalube may have a slight advantage over the Mercruiser brand, but not much and as long as I don't use a low level/bargin brand (like West Marine's) I should be fine.
The motors are 1990 250hp (carbs) by the way.
I'm leaning to using the Mercrusier brand since I'm scared to death of getting water in the oil and frying motor but I wanted so thoughts/opinions from you guys.
Thanks