naio83
New member
Hi all,
I have a 70hp Mariner engine (3 cil and 2 carbs) from 1980. For the last months (years) I have been using Evinrude XD 30 for 2 Cycle outboard oil for the fuel mixture, that in the case of my engine is done manually in the tank. As far as I know, this is a mineral oil. Unfortunately, where I live this Evinrude Oil is no longer commercialized, and I am not finding other 2T mineral oil options for outboards.
I am able to find:
1) Mercury Premium 2-Stroke Engine Oil (TCW3).
2) Valvoline Marine 2-Stroke Synthetic blend Oil (TCW3).
3) Valvoline outboard Marine 2T (TCW3).
4) Valvoline Multi-Purpose 2-cycle oil (TCW3, not easy to find).
The thing is that most of them seem to be semi-synthetic or synthetic oils and not 100% mineral.
Is there any problem if I stop using the Evinrude XD30 mineral Oil and replace it with another that is not 100% mineral.
I would appreciate any piece of advice on moving from a mineral oil to a semi-synthetic/synthetic for the fuel mixture if something could change, pros and cons and any recommendation on choosing between them.
¡Thank you very much in advance!
I have a 70hp Mariner engine (3 cil and 2 carbs) from 1980. For the last months (years) I have been using Evinrude XD 30 for 2 Cycle outboard oil for the fuel mixture, that in the case of my engine is done manually in the tank. As far as I know, this is a mineral oil. Unfortunately, where I live this Evinrude Oil is no longer commercialized, and I am not finding other 2T mineral oil options for outboards.
I am able to find:
1) Mercury Premium 2-Stroke Engine Oil (TCW3).
2) Valvoline Marine 2-Stroke Synthetic blend Oil (TCW3).
3) Valvoline outboard Marine 2T (TCW3).
4) Valvoline Multi-Purpose 2-cycle oil (TCW3, not easy to find).
The thing is that most of them seem to be semi-synthetic or synthetic oils and not 100% mineral.
Is there any problem if I stop using the Evinrude XD30 mineral Oil and replace it with another that is not 100% mineral.
I would appreciate any piece of advice on moving from a mineral oil to a semi-synthetic/synthetic for the fuel mixture if something could change, pros and cons and any recommendation on choosing between them.
¡Thank you very much in advance!