O.K. great! Thanks for the info.
Then why after all (triple ester and "not thick enough") Maxima K2 is non-injection oil?
Will TW3 two cycle marine oil disappear?
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Then why after all (triple ester and "not thick enough") Maxima K2 is non-injection oil?
Ask them.
Well, before I contact Maxima oils with a question, for example "Why Maxima K2 oil is non-injector oil?". I went to their website and discovered that Maxima has two K2 oils - one is called Formula K2 and the other one is called Formula K2 Injector.
Here are the properties of both oils:
Maxima Formula K2
For all 2-stroke gasoline engines. Designed for high performance applications. Premix only formulation is safe for use at any OEM-recommended ratio.
Viscosity @ 40°C (cSt) 97.0
Viscosity @ 100°C (cSt) 13.6 (SAE 40?)
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0555/2957/0594/files/Formula_K2_TDS.pdf?v=1675869370
Maxima Formula K2 Injector
For all 2-stroke gasoline engines. Designed specifically for high performance direct-injected applications, but can be used as a premix at any OEM-recommended fuel oil ratio.
Under Features & Benefits: Compatible with most other 2T oil injection systems as well
Viscosity @ 40°C (cSt) 63.5
Viscosity @ 100°C (cSt) 10.7 (SAE 30?)
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0555/2957/0594/files/Formula_K2_Injector_TDS.pdf?v=1675869224
Can you explain, please, why the injector oil is lower viscosity?
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All Maxima oil-injection oils are below 10 cSt at 100°C and below 60 cSt at 40°C. How can you explain that, please?
Maxima 2-stroke Oils
Maxima Super M
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0555/2957/0594/files/Super_M_Injector_TDS.pdf?v=1676328867
Viscosity @ 40°C (cSt) 58.1
Viscosity @ 100°C (cSt) 9.7
Maxima Tundra Full Syn (Snowmobile)
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0555/2957/0594/files/Tundra_Full_Syn_2T_TDS.pdf?v=1676388405
Viscosity @ 40°C (cSt) 53.4
Viscosity @ 100°C (cSt) 9.1
Maxima Tundra (Snowmobile)
(the lowest viscosity of all)
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0555/2957/0594/files/Tundra_TDS.pdf?v=1676388538
Viscosity @ 40°C (cSt) 36.5
Viscosity @ 100°C (cSt) 6.4
Maxima Premium 2
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0555/2957/0594/files/Premium_2_TDS.pdf?v=1675882364
Viscosity @ 40°C (cSt) 51.7
Viscosity @ 100°C (cSt) 8.8
Maxima Marine Pro
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0555/2957/0594/files/Marine_Pro_TDS.pdf?v=1675871217
Viscosity @ 40°C (cSt) 51.6
Viscosity @ 100°C (cSt) 8.5
Maxima Scooter Pro 2T
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0555/2957/0594/files/Scooter_Pro_TDS.pdf?v=1676306836
Viscosity @ 40°C (cSt) 44.6
Viscosity @ 100°C (cSt) 8.9
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I am aware that Maxima has two versions of K2 and Super M for that matter.
I have also ran regular K2 in an injector system and it works just fine.
Injector oils are typically thinner, but that doesn't mean they have to be.
I can tell you for certain that most injector oils are as thick as Karo syrup in temps below 20 degrees. Yet they still work fine in snowmobiles.
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Back to the original question - NMMA TCW3 is still easy to find here. Perhaps it gets used in allot of things …
For some reason the Contact Us page on the Maxima oils website doesn't work for me.
Does it work for someone else?
https://maximausa.com/pages/contact-us
What injector application do you have?
I don't have ani oil-injected machines. I run pre mix in two motorcycles. One is converted from oil injection to pre mix.
Then why bother calling?
I want to ask them why Formula K2 is not good for oil injection and tell them that a guy I know (you) run it in warm weather in his oil injected machines. I want to see what they say.
I have also ran redline two stroke racing oil in snowmobiles in below zero temps.
An eye opener for you might be to place a sample of TCW3 oil in the freezer for a few days.
