Stihl Premium 2 stroke oil

[BrianF]

OK sorry gents, just to confirm, this isn't the same stuff as Stihl's biodegradable oil?

I'm going to start using the oil bought with the FS111, which says Premium and contains fuel stabilizer. These in the little 100ml generic white bottle, orange cap.

We might burn through the 5 litre Jerry in a few days, weeks or a month depending on how much the grass and weeds grow. I don't want to bother with garbage.

 

[Chris142]

Go buy a qt of Lucas 2 cycle oil @ ORILEYS for $10. It's got the highest 2 cycle ratings.

 

[grasscutter]

STIHL ULTRA is the best 2-cycle oil on the planet.

 

[Hirev]

Look at some of Richard Flagg youtubes he has a lot of 2 stroke oil videos.

 

[BrianF]

If this oil isnt biodegradable garbage, I'll run it but I have several other options locally for 2 stroke. My go to brand (Federated Co-op) makes 3 options, two meeting FD. Their most expensive option is around 12 bucks Canadian a liter.

 

[Chris142]

STIHL ULTRA is the best 2-cycle oil on the planet.

No. It's average at best.

 

[Japanese]

I'm going to start using the oil bought with the FS111, which says Premium and contains fuel stabilizer. These in the little 100ml generic white bottle, orange cap.

It's a very solid conventional oil. Most likely made by Castrol. Use it with confidence.

Here's a Canadian logger who compares that Stihl oil to Castrol Go! conventional 2-stroke motorcycle oil and says that is a great oil and is most likely a Castrol oil. I bought 12 qts of the Castrol Go! oil because of this video, but didn't use it yet.

 

[Fordiesel69]

White and orange bottle, is fine.

Silver bottle "Stihl Ultra" is garbage. Its JASO FB rated from the 1980's, smells terrible, leaves lots of carbon, and most importantly does not lube the bottom end much.

Its here in the USA for their 4 Mix engines.

 

[Japanese]

White and orange bottle, is fine.

Silver bottle "Stihl Ultra" is garbage. Its JASO FB rated from the 1980's, smells terrible, leaves lots of carbon, and most importantly does not lube the bottom end much.

Its here in the USA for their 4 Mix engines.

Stihl white and orange bottles are also JASO FB oils and the Castrol Go! (I mentioned above) as well.

The Castrol Go! is specifically recommended for chainsaws and farm equipment along with motorcycle use. It says it on the back of the bottle as the Canadian logger explains in the video above. Also, I have that oil and know what the back label states. And yes, it's JASO FB too.

 

[Fordiesel69]

The white and orange at least burn semi clean in true 2 stroke engines. Ultra, is a soot / carbon bomb.

I am disgraced stihl markets such poor oils.

 

[sunroof]

My local dealer has posters up warning not to use ultra HP in Echo products, apparently it was causing engine damage.

I have no use for the stuff. Red armor works very well for me. No carbon buildup and all my equipment starts right up after sitting in the shed all winter.

 

[BrianF]

Thanks gents. I'll mix up a batch this week and put the remaining 50:1 into a vehicle of sorts to clear it out.

 

[grasscutter]

No. It's average at best.

The oil has never failed me. I put my string trimmer through some rigorous use.

 

[Chris142]

The oil has never failed me. I put my string trimmer through some rigorous use.

Try some ELG-FD oil and report your findings.

 

[martinq]

I know from decades of experience, maintenance and repair that the standard Stihl "premium" mix oil (was white bottle, now orange in Canada) is good stuff. Never used the Ultra / Bio.

 

[grasscutter]

Try some ELG-FD oil and report your findings.

My main concern is I want a full synthetic with a fuel stabilizer included because of the California E10. The ULTRA checks those boxes.

 

[Opelman]

My main concern is I want a full synthetic with a fuel stabilizer included because of the California E10. The ULTRA checks those boxes.

I brought the Kinetix brand into the shop for the exact same reason. The Stens brand is a solid product too in my experience. I've had several customers come through with plugged exhaust screens. To a person they all were running Stihl oil. I didn't ask which flavor. I send them home with a free bottle of the Stens after repair.

 

[Chris142]

My main concern is I want a full synthetic with a fuel stabilizer included because of the California E10. The ULTRA checks those boxes.

So do many other oil brands. I add stabilizer to my gas.

 

[Japanese]

Thanks gents. I'll mix up a batch this week and put the remaining 50:1 into a vehicle of sorts to clear it out.

Make sure in the end you wash out your measuring cup and/or the original oil bottle with the same gas you're mixing.

Any left over oil in the measuring cup and/or original oil bottle lowers your oil ratio. 50:1 is a sensitive ratio, so make sure you don't mix less oil.

 

[grasscutter]

So do many other oil brands. I add stabilizer to my gas.

I don't want to go through the trouble of adding a stabilizer. I want it built into the oil.

I am extremely particular with the mix ratio. If the price of fuel is $6.00 per gallon, I will buy $15 worth of fuel.

That way the pump shuts off at exactly 2.5 gallons.

The other thing I'm extremely particular with is fuel cleanliness.

I carry a paint brush in my car for dusting off both the string trimmer around its fuel cap and the gas can itself.

I don't want any microscopic particles of any kind falling into the string trimmer's tank or the gas can's interior.

I also make sure my arms and hands are dusted off before removing any of the fuel caps.

When the gas can is empty, I shine a flashlight down in there looking for particles.

If I see anything at all, I flush out the gas can with fresh fuel.

The neighbors are used to me standing out in the middle of street emptying gasoline onto the asphalt in broad daylight.