Put wrong oil in tank

[Jtifford]

accidentoy ran 20:1 ratio with marine oil and not motor oil. Engine doesn't run aswell already replaced carborator what should I do

 

[crassius]

not sure what you're saying

marine 2-cycle oil won't take extreme temperatures, but shouldn't hurt the motor, motor oil that isn't 2-stroke oil might hurt the motor, and 20:1 ratio on a motor that is past the break-in period could gum up the rings

none of these things needs a carb change

 

[Jason Tifford]

Well before I put it in it was working perfect and now it doesn't go up big hills, I was wondering if there is anything I can do to help this because I thought the oil was the issue because it might be too dense.

 

[HeadSmess]

ive even ran gearbox/diff oil without issues...other than the smell! oil is oil, but 2 stroke specific oils just have certain additives based on their use.

so many things that it could be, but the oil? no.

spark plug? blocked exhaust? less oil (20:1 is a tad thick)? crank seals? blocked air filter? hills gotten steeper?

stop using additives and hi octane fuel, all it does it lighten your wallet(which i guess should help you go faster)

 

[crassius]

if it is just out of break-in period, it may have gone richer - go back to original carb and try dropping the needle in the carb a notch or two - if problem gets worse, try raising needle a bit to see if it was too lean

 

[WINDY CITY BOB]

I had a similar but completely opposite situation on a WaveRunner, Search ding dong took the Waverunner out and stopped at a Marina and pump gas into the oil tank.
Immediately realize what he did called home where we were. I drove back slowly and we pulled it up on the dry dock. Change the fuel filter, the oil filter, bled all the lines flush them out Refule refill the oil . A little bit of butter and a minute or two later papa papa papa Started running just like it was. Now I don't know how that's going to help you but there is hope.

 

[WINDY CITY BOB]

Sorry for typos I was using voice recognition.

 

[Steve Best]

Sorry for typos I was using voice recognition.

Works terrible if you have an accent:

 

[butre]

modern voice recognition picks up my thick cajun accent pretty nicely

 

[Cozmik Mezzenger]

Eleven!