Will TW3 two cycle marine oil disappear?

[The motor guy]

Nope, it's about $55-60 on eBay or about $15 for a quart.

Always thought that was ridiculous and they wonder why those engines never took off.

 

[Japanese]

I wonder if TW3 marine two cycle oil will eventually disappear.

Nope, it won't disappear. You can find any 2-stroke oil today online without the hustle.

 

[oilboy123]

Amsoil will probably keep making it for a long time. They have niche products out the ying yang.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Does that stuff still cost like $100/gal like it did back in the day?

Actually, about $70 USD at Canadian Tire. I imagine demand is coming down with time.

 

[The motor guy]

Actually, about $70 USD at Canadian Tire. I imagine demand is coming down with time.

Well the 50:1 evenrude stuff was like $9/gal a long time ago. I bought a bunch for cheap a long time ago. It wasnt ever nmma certified though for some reason. I always just used the quicksilver because that kind of made me leary. Wouldn't have mattered in my 25 year old johnson lol.

 

[Japanese]

Always thought that was ridiculous and they wonder why those engines never took off.

The XPS XD100 is a very special thin oil that was optional for those engines and the E-TEC engines needed to be programmed at the dealer to use that oil. However, there are plenty of TC-W3 oils that can be used instead and that is mentioned in their owner's manual.

All E-TEC engines
https://www.operatorsguides.brp.com/F/744

Oil recommendation for 15hp engine (page 21). The same recommendation is valid for all other E-TEC engines.
https://www.operatorsguides.brp.com/public/tmp/216067 EN.pdf

If requested, an authorized dealer can program your Evinrude E-TEC outboard EMM forthe exclusive use of Evinrude/JohnsonXD100. Only an authorized Evinrude dealer can program your outboard for this optional benefit.

Other Oils
If Evinrude/Johnson brand oils are not available, you must use an oil that meets NMMATC-W3 certification standards.

 

[Jocephus]

i think eventually you’ll see it becoming harder in the states.

We went to Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines last year and probably 95% of what we saw were 2 strokes.

 

[The motor guy]

i think eventually you’ll see it becoming harder in the states.
True its probably only a handful of the 200 countries that have banned them. They still make them

We went to Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines last year and probably 95% of what we saw were 2 strokes.

 

[GSCJR]

Been using this for over 25 years in all my OPE:
https://www.homehardware.ca/en/supe...fzQP5M42ufJ0584DS7_8wxF0Yaa_z5IQHO28VTRaOCQZV
Easily found or ordered to your store and reasonably priced.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

Hey @High Performance Lubricants have you ever been interested in entering the 2-stroke oil market?

 

[4wd]

Actually, about $70 USD at Canadian Tire. I imagine demand is coming down with time.

I have an OptiMax and that oil is $60/jug - it’s pretty lean n clean though …

 

[repairman54]

Plenty of Ski Doo 2 stroke ETEC motors out there. Still in current production. 850cc turbos also.

 

[The motor guy]

Plenty of Ski Doo 2 stroke ETEC motors out there. Still in current production. 850cc turbos also.

Do snow mobiles use tcw3?

 

[CourierDriver]

In another life time, like 1958, my Dad bought a 15 hp, johnson outboard, we put it on an old Cheerokee alumnin boat for fishing use,,,Dad use old gulf oil cans, 3o weight oil,,,about half a quart of oil to 6 gallons of gas and sometimes the whole quart was used,,well this engine ran for 15 years mostly summertimeonly,,,it never failed to start and no shop time......I know this sounds like a made up story, buts its true....life goes on.....................

 

[The motor guy]

In another life time, like 1958, my Dad bought a 15 hp, johnson outboard, we put it on an old Cheerokee alumnin boat for fishing use,,,Dad use old gulf oil cans, 3o weight oil,,,about half a quart of oil to 6 gallons of gas and sometimes the whole quart was used,,well this engine ran for 15 years mostly summertimeonly,,,it never failed to start and no shop time......I know this sounds like a made up story, buts its true....life goes on.....................

Boats work great when used all the time. Most just sit in the garage

 

[Snagglefoot]

Do snow mobiles use tcw3?

I believe the answer is yes. At least some do. ( non-ETEC. ) Here is a Shell product at Canadian Tire.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Plenty of Ski Doo 2 stroke ETEC motors out there. Still in current production. 850cc turbos also.

Oh yeah. A lot of mountain machines use that out here.

https://ski-doo.brp.com/ca/en/models/deep-snow/freeride.html

 

[The motor guy]

Oh yeah. A lot of mountain machines use that out here.

https://ski-doo.brp.com/ca/en/models/deep-snow/freeride.html

I figured. Sno mobiles are called ski doos up north and jet skis are sea doos. I doubt they make 2 stroke snowmobiles anymore though. Probably 300hp 4 stroke snowmobiles just like the jet skis lol

 

[Snagglefoot]

I figured. Sno mobiles are called ski doos up north and jet skis are sea doos. I doubt they make 2 stroke snowmobiles anymore though. Probably 300hp 4 stroke snowmobiles just like the jet skis lol

For sure, but here in the East Kootenays the serious mountain runners won’t accept the extra weight of the four stroke machines and prefer two stroke turbos, the Ski-doo E-TEC being a very popular choice. The technology became property of Ski-doo when the parent company, Bombardier purchased Evenrude, then shut down the Evenrude boat motor division but kept the E-Tec technology.

 

[Snagglefoot]

I figured. Sno mobiles are called ski doos up north and jet skis are sea doos. I doubt they make 2 stroke snowmobiles anymore though. Probably 300hp 4 stroke snowmobiles just like the jet skis lol

Just to be clear, then Ski-doo E-Tec engines are turbo charged two strokes and are the king of the hill in Ski-doo’s line up. It makes 180 HP.