eng oil

hotrodharley · 05-12-2014, 05:42 PM

have a 84 G1 and low on oil;;can i use any 2 cycle oil in it to fill it up..

Dave in VA · 05-12-2014, 06:18 PM

2 cycle oil for an air-cooled engine.

smallblock450sl · 05-12-2014, 06:20 PM

Yamaha lube just got to expensive and demand was low, so I went to O'rieley's auto parts and picked up a qt ( for an engine rebuild). Said it was desighned for outboards with auto injection and shure enough it was the same greenish blue color also. Like 4.50 a qt

bigstik40 · 05-12-2014, 06:23 PM

NO !! Oil must be for 2 cycle AIR COOLED engine. Outboard oil has better availability but is for 2 cycle WATER COOLED engines. It would probably work, but is not the recommended oil. Yamalube, although pricier, has always worked really well in our G1 runabout. Hope this helps. - RAY

smallblock450sl · 05-12-2014, 06:27 PM

If you look at the heat range and "ash content" it was the same as Yamalube.

slonomo · 05-12-2014, 06:34 PM

For the G1 engine it won't matter. The only time you might have trouble is if you run it really hard high rpm use in high heat situations. I used Echo brand, for trimmers, blowers, and chainsaws. It's semi-synthetic and designed for air cooled very high rpm running. Don't use the "water cooled" oil for your trimmers, blowers, etc.

05-12-2014, 05:42 PM	#1
hotrodharley Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: spring creek nv Posts: 65	eng oil have a 84 G1 and low on oil;;can i use any 2 cycle oil in it to fill it up..

05-12-2014, 06:18 PM	#2
Dave in VA maintaining a low profile Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Virginia USA Posts: 6,316	Re: eng oil 2 cycle oil for an air-cooled engine.

05-12-2014, 06:20 PM	#3
smallblock450sl Sometime's............ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tacoma Washington Posts: 11,875	Re: eng oil Yamaha lube just got to expensive and demand was low, so I went to O'rieley's auto parts and picked up a qt ( for an engine rebuild). Said it was desighned for outboards with auto injection and shure enough it was the same greenish blue color also. Like 4.50 a qt

05-12-2014, 06:23 PM	#4
bigstik40 Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Erie, Pennsylvania Posts: 989	Re: eng oil NO !! Oil must be for 2 cycle *AIR COOLED* engine. Outboard oil has better availability but is for 2 cycle WATER COOLED engines. It would probably work, but is not the recommended oil. Yamalube, although pricier, has always worked really well in our G1 runabout. Hope this helps. - RAY

05-12-2014, 06:27 PM	#5
smallblock450sl Sometime's............ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tacoma Washington Posts: 11,875	Re: eng oil If you look at the heat range and "ash content" it was the same as Yamalube.

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05-12-2014, 06:34 PM	#6
slonomo Searching for The Way Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Medina, Ohio (NEOHIO) Posts: 11,441	Re: eng oil For the G1 engine it won't matter. The only time you might have trouble is if you run it really hard high rpm use in high heat situations. I used Echo brand, for trimmers, blowers, and chainsaws. It's semi-synthetic and designed for air cooled very high rpm running. Don't use the "water cooled" oil for your trimmers, blowers, etc.