Echo Red Armor 2 Stroke Oil VOA

[jtwrace]

 

[#18FAN]

Nothing in it what??

 

[Chris142]

Where's the beef?

 

[JavierH19]

I'm surprised it has no detergents or aw additives like dominator. Nice viscosity though. Thank you for the VOA.

 

[grasscutter]

I've been having fantastic results with STIHL ultra full synthetic. I see no reason to buy anything else.

 

[fantastic]

Looks like equivalent to a 30 grade engine oil viscosity. The highest out of all of your recent sample group.

Nothing in it what??

I'm surprised it has no detergents or aw additives like dominator. Nice viscosity though. Thank you for the VOA.

From their website it states:
Proprietary detergents, additives and antioxidants
Provide for a powerful clean and engine protectant

Uh, we don't see anything..
Wish OA companies would offer a cheap test that actually showed us what it is.

 

[Japanese]

Nothing in it what??

Where's the beef?

It's a relatively thick full synth with very high TBN. In 2-stroke oils higher viscosity also mean better lubrication like 4-stroke oils.
The racing 2-stroke oils are full synth equivalent to 40 and even 50 grade oil.

Amsoil Saber viscosity at 100*C is the same as 40 grade oil and that allows some people to run it at 100:1 ratio.

 

[Zap1967]

Hmm, that’s all I run in my Echo gear. Usually gets very high marks from 2 stroke nuts on cleanliness. O% interest in pulling my stuff apart to check myself.

 

[shortyb]

Get a refund.

 

[MolaKule]

It's a relatively thick full synth with very high TBN. In 2-stroke oils higher viscosity also mean better lubrication like 4-stroke oils.

This ECHO 2-cycle is a 30 grade oil. It is a mixture of synthetic and conventional base oils with various additives.

The racing 2-stroke oils are full synth equivalent to 40 and even 50 grade oil.

It's the combination of base oil viscosities and additives that gives a 2-cycle oil its final viscosity.

Amsoil Saber viscosity at 100*C is the same as 40 grade oil and that allows some people to run it at 100:1 ratio.

It's the combination of base oil viscosities and additives that allow up to a 100:1 mix ratio.

 

[12-Valve]

I have ran this stuff all season in a Shindaiwa T262 trimmer. I do lawn care and run the trimmer for hours a day. Pulled the muffler a few days ago and the piston exhaust side is spotless. Exhaust port is clean and spark arrestor screen had nothing on it. Last year I ran saber at 80:1. End of the season the piston was stained pretty good and had to scrap the exhaust port out through it was not blocked up bad it still had a considerable amount more than the red armor has. So red armor does what it says from my experience by cleaning the piston stains off and keeping it clean.

 

[Fordiesel69]

I run echo red armor in all of my OPE and I have probably 30 pieces. The cylinders and pistons look new. No carbon buildup.

I run 40:1.