All about Two stroke (2T) oils

Raccoon · 26th March 2010, 19:31

The 2t oils there are mentioned as FA and FB!!!

straight6 · 27th March 2010, 05:05

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Originally Posted by Raccoon

The 2t oils there are mentioned as FA and FB!!!

Relax. You didn't check all of them in the list. In fact, they've come out with new 2T oils which I was expecting. The full synthetic is FD rated.

straight6 · 31st March 2010, 00:23

Picked up some Mak 2T today.

Raccoon · 31st March 2010, 01:44

^^^So let us have your review soon.

straight6 · 31st March 2010, 04:16

It'll take a while before I use this as I had just topped up with 510 a few days back.

aargee · 31st March 2010, 05:25

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Originally Posted by Raccoon

The Jet X in the tank is still not exhausted...

Raccoon - Did you say the good old Jetx 2T oil? Pls let me know if they're still available. I'm unable to find that in Chennai. The authorized distributor says Castrol has stopped suplying it; sent an email to Castrol 2 weeks back & still (hoping) waiting for a reply.

straight6 · 31st March 2010, 14:46

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Originally Posted by aargee

Raccoon - Did you say the good old Jetx 2T oil? Pls let me know if they're still available. I'm unable to find that in Chennai. The authorized distributor says Castrol has stopped suplying it; sent an email to Castrol 2 weeks back & still (hoping) waiting for a reply.

You're never going to get a reply from Castrol. They are hopeless.

If you're coming down to Bombay I can get that oil for you. There's one shop here that still has around 2 cartons of 500 ml.

aargee · 31st March 2010, 15:20

^^^ Are you saying that they've closed doors for JetX?

straight6 · 31st March 2010, 15:23

Yes, it looks like it. The co. doesn't bother to supply or answer about it. They still show in on the website though.

aargee · 31st March 2010, 15:33

Thanks & I agree with you. I just called up few dealers in Chennai
Dealer 1 - first said he can order only in cartons that comes in 20L; I said fine I'll buy them & asked the price, then says Castrol stopped making them
Dealer 2 - said he'll check with Castrol & let me know tomorrow
Dealer 3 & 4 - Never picked up the phone

straight6 · 1st April 2010, 20:49

Don't even bother will Castrol. I wouldn't use any of their oils. I think they are rip offs. There are many other brands around.

Gordon · 2nd April 2010, 08:45

What would be the reason for excess smoke? Even if the oil pump is working, bike is serviced a day back and no oil is being added to the petrol tank. Mech said the smoke level will decrease in a few days, which I find unlikely because before the service also it was the same.

aargee · 2nd April 2010, 09:06

^^^I can think of 2 reasons
1. There's an excess oil that the pump is sending to the carbs
2. The oil pump is normal, but due to the exhaust being cleaned up, it takes sometime again for the carbon to settle in & block the exhaust to allow less fumes out

Again, few days is fine, but how many Kms have you clocked after servicing? The ideal mixture would be is an ounce or slightly less to a litre of Petrol.

Anyway, I stopped trusting the oil pumps long back & I mix the 2T oil in the tank. BTW - would be glad to know about the motorcycle that we are talking about.

straight6 · 2nd April 2010, 10:43

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Originally Posted by Gordon

What would be the reason for excess smoke? Even if the oil pump is working, bike is serviced a day back and no oil is being added to the petrol tank. Mech said the smoke level will decrease in a few days, which I find unlikely because before the service also it was the same.

You need to make sure the oil pump is calibrated. These local mech's don't usually know how to do it.

There's a chance that he may have manually fed the engine with oil in which case it does smoke a lot but it doesn't take days for that to come to normal. A few kms of riding is all it takes.

There's a chance that the plug may get fouled so get it rectified asap. Is this your bike or your friends bike you're talking about? I'd like to check this bike out personally.

(Alok) · 2nd April 2010, 11:02

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Originally Posted by straight6

Picked up some Mak 2T today.

Good to see that you believe in BPCL (me too). But try Servo supreme 2T from IOCL. As MAK 2T is thicker Servo supreme is lighter than MAK and carbon deposit will be less.

26th March 2010, 19:31	#256
Raccoon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Poona Posts: 1,851 Thanked: 116 Times	The 2t oils there are mentioned as FA and FB!!!
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31st March 2010, 00:23	#258
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,553 Thanked: 300 Times	Picked up some Mak 2T today. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by straight6 : 31st March 2010 at 00:26.
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31st March 2010, 01:44	#259
Raccoon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Poona Posts: 1,851 Thanked: 116 Times	^^^So let us have your review soon.
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31st March 2010, 04:16	#260
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,553 Thanked: 300 Times	It'll take a while before I use this as I had just topped up with 510 a few days back.
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31st March 2010, 15:20	#263
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,327 Thanked: 9,984 Times	^^^ Are you saying that they've closed doors for JetX?
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31st March 2010, 15:23	#264
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,553 Thanked: 300 Times	Yes, it looks like it. The co. doesn't bother to supply or answer about it. They still show in on the website though.
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31st March 2010, 15:33	#265
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,327 Thanked: 9,984 Times	Thanks & I agree with you. I just called up few dealers in Chennai Dealer 1 - first said he can order only in cartons that comes in 20L; I said fine I'll buy them & asked the price, then says Castrol stopped making them Dealer 2 - said he'll check with Castrol & let me know tomorrow Dealer 3 & 4 - Never picked up the phone
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1st April 2010, 20:49	#266
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,553 Thanked: 300 Times	Don't even bother will Castrol. I wouldn't use any of their oils. I think they are rip offs. There are many other brands around.
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2nd April 2010, 08:45	#267
Gordon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,550 Thanked: 505 Times View My Garage	What would be the reason for excess smoke? Even if the oil pump is working, bike is serviced a day back and no oil is being added to the petrol tank. Mech said the smoke level will decrease in a few days, which I find unlikely because before the service also it was the same. Last edited by Gordon : 2nd April 2010 at 08:46.
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2nd April 2010, 09:06	#268
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,327 Thanked: 9,984 Times	^^^I can think of 2 reasons 1. There's an excess oil that the pump is sending to the carbs 2. The oil pump is normal, but due to the exhaust being cleaned up, it takes sometime again for the carbon to settle in & block the exhaust to allow less fumes out Again, few days is fine, but how many Kms have you clocked after servicing? The ideal mixture would be is an ounce or slightly less to a litre of Petrol. Anyway, I stopped trusting the oil pumps long back & I mix the 2T oil in the tank. BTW - would be glad to know about the motorcycle that we are talking about. Last edited by aargee : 2nd April 2010 at 09:07.
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