[babygene]

“Use motor oil as a two stroke premix?”

In place of those fancy little bottles of two-stroke oil. Regular motor oil will work fine as long as you keep to the correct ratio with the gas. And it’s less likely to gum up your carburetor when mixed with an ethanol blend.

[chuckles]

Motor oil works fine, but you shouldn't use multi grade oil and its hard to figure out unless you are an old timer or there is a chart on the bottle. More is OK, but not enough is not OK. People with a 6 gal tank, a 5 gal tank, or a 2 gallon tank will have to do some estimating on how much to put in. You should use straight 30 weight and figure the mix with that. If you use 40 or 50 weight, it won't come out right. If you use something like 10-40W, then you have additives that foul the plug pretty quick. Just go to the Dollar Store and get a cheap 30 weight. The mix stuff ain't that expensive though so I don't get it. I would use the motor oil in a pinch, but the mix is just easier and seems to burn cleaner.