Best Source for 2-Stroke Oil

[DAMIEN1307]

I get that... but I don't have a source for Valvoline Racing Oil and anything I find online is insanely expensive. Of course Amazon doesn't carry it either... so...

...and FWIW we don't have a "Coles.. Woolworths... or Bunning" store in the neighborhood.

Did you not see that the alternate is Valvoline multi-purpose 2 cycle oil???...I have found it in literally every auto parts store I have walked into so far.

we don't have a "Coles.. Woolworths... or Bunning" store in the neighborhood.

Keep in mind that the manual was written in Australia where they DO have those stores...lol.

It can be found here in the States at Advance Auto Parts as well as AutoZone where I get mine.

I found it very easily by just doing a simple Google search for it.

 

[FrizzleFried]

...ah, I did not see the alternative. I'll certainly go with that.

 

[Chainlube]

I use bench oil, that's what I have on the bench at the time I'm mixing. Sure enough it always works.

 

[Deleted Member 4613]

The best 2 stroke oil used by nearly all rc fliers is Red Line 2 stroke racing full synthetic
and the 2nd best is VP small engine full synthetic available at Tractor supply. These
two are smokeless established brands.

 

[FrizzleFried]

Y'all keep talking about smoke as if it's bad. Am I the only one who loves the smell of 2-stroke?

 

[DAMIEN1307]

Y'all keep talking about smoke as if it's bad. Am I the only one who loves the smell of 2-stroke?

YEP...It can be very bad...I'm Asthmatic along with Congestive Heart Failure so I will take a pass on the smoke...For people like me, yes the smoke is very bad.

 

[FrizzleFried]

...live by the sword....

 

[ImpulseRocket]

I don't mind a little smoke, but we are talking a barely visible wisp of it. A bit more on a cold start is also fine because it clears up once things get hot. What I don't like is creating a cloud behind me as I ride.

 

[Arty]

It seems to me, that just because you can't see the smoke, it doesn't mean that the fumes aren't there.

 

[Deleted Member 4613]

I don't mind a little smoke, but we are talking a barely visible wisp of it. A bit more on a cold start is also fine because it clears up once things get hot. What I don't like is creating a cloud behind me as I ride.

I remember the old days when I was a kid seeing old beaters with worn rings pouring blue smoke
into the air. Wonders of the old days!