What Two Stroke Oil? , This May Surprise You!

This Video is worth every Minute, „we‘re all just people“ love ya Billy Ray ❤️

You educate me, but at the same time your sense of humor makes your lessons fun. Note; On the back of the Stihl bottle, at the bottom, it says, "CASTROL."

Previously, there weren't any regulations to 2stroke lubrication additives. You opened my eyes on the oil comparison, BBR! It makes sense: 2stroke equipment manufacturers don't make refined petroleum products. They just relabel the refineries oil as their own! At most, they may order a slightly different "recipe ", blend....what-have-you... . Why try to reinvent the wheel? A while back , I researched 2stroke oil, because a dude I work for (doing yard work) lets me use his Stihl equipment. But he is adamant about using the Stihl 2stroke oil. When i was a kid i didn't have a dirt bike, chainsaw, leaf blower, weed whacker.... I had a rake and a broom! So, I dug in (began the research). The anagram "JASO" was on the label. What the heck is "JASO"? I had to Google it. Well, that pretty much explained everything. You see: there never was any type of identification, regulation, or performance measurement of gasoline additives until the JASO standard. You could put anything in your bottle of snake oil and make all sorts of claims and promises, etc., WITHOUT BREAKING ANY LAW! Well, in Asia and most of the 3rd World countries: they use a lot of 2stroke mopeds. The Japanese moped manufacturers wanted some kind of standard established that would make it easy for moped owners to select and use 2stroke oil lubrication additive. ....Also, they may have been trying to keep their mopeds from being banned (like in some smog stringent ruled places.....LIKE CALIFORNIA!). Hey I grew up in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s. The smog was horrible! It would burn your eyes and make your lungs hurt. If you rubbed your eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows, nose or face; it would sting and you would get pimples. My dad told us to never touch our face. He instructed us to go to the bathroom and wash our hands, then wash our face. Instead of grinding dirt, airborne vehicle exhaust (that sticks to oily skin etc.)germs, etc. into our face. PLUS, THEY WERE STILL USING TETRA-ETHYL-LEAD AS A OCTANE BOOSTER AND LUBRICANT. THAT IS WHY CALIFORNIA CAME OUT WITH EMISSION STANDARDS! And vehicle exhaust was only part of the problem. There were steel foundries, furniture manufacturers, automobile makers who painted the cars and dumped tons of paint solvents into the air as they dried. There was oil based paint for homes. Oil refineries, automobile body and paint repair shops that created tons of smog.... Watch a 1970s Rockford Files show and you'll see the smog ....really ugly. Hey, and Los Angeles produced more oil than any part of the world for a long time! Ever heard of the "La Brea Tar Pits"? So the Japanese began specifying the 2stroke lubrication additive qualities and came up with a rating system for their mopeds. After a few years, USA adopted the JASO standard and incorporated it into the ASTM, SAE, API, ETC. The Japanese came out with a great system. It rates the lubricity(power), soot deposits (spark plug and exhaust fouling), smokiness and odor and something else???? They also rate the additives for water-cooled (marine), air cooled, stationary equipment, etc. More precise indices will arise as the stages of implementation of the standards "tiers" or levels are released. One interesting part of the rating is : all advertising, labeling, claims, etc. Must be FACTUAL. AND QUANTIFIABLE!!! How do you like that? So the 2stroke oil manufacturers has to submit a sample of the product to the JASO and pay a small fee for processing. Then the snake oil is rated and categorized....or rejected. Hence "not certified by JASO". AND ANY VARIATION OF A CERTIFIED RECIPE CANNOT BE ALTERED BY MORE THAN A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE. So the "New", "Improved", version must reapply for certification. That's a short version of what is going on. That's enough to get people to research it for themselves and understand what it all means.

I have use Castrol for years in my Motorcycles and Cars for years and I have never had a Problem.

Buckin you are always so positive and a genuine and pure person. Watching your channel makes me wanna be a better person and have a more positive outlook! Keep up the great Vlogs!

Ahh, the memories this stirs up. My godfather was a draftsman who worked for Homelite in Port Chester New York, which was their original headquarters. He owned a number of Homelite saws, and I distinctly remember him mixing 30 weight motor oil with gasoline, which of course, was leaded. I still have a couple of those old saws and will never let them go, to honor his memory. Love you all...❤️❤️❤️ Lieutenant Bradley

Just want to shout out a big thank you Buckin for sharing your knowledge. I just spent today thinning a stand of tall skinny trees that were leaning all directions. Lots of back cut first and even a three tree domino to force them through tight gaps. Hit every target. 6 months ago i couldn't have done the job. I've used castrols oils as first choice all my life, all there products are first class.

thanks Buckin, I've never seen a motor fail because of crappy oil but I've seen them fail because of no oil ! Love the show, you've taught me alot and I'm grateful for that. Thank you.

Hey Buckin’ my Grandad only uses Castrol oils in everything because he used to work for Caterpillar Australia as head of diesel sales and on one particular project that had an out of the ordinary demand on the motors, Castrol was the only company that took up the challenge and recommended an oil and also guaranteed it would be suitable for the job.

He says he can’t be bothered to argue or prove his point, and then makes a video making an argument that they are the same stuff. Makes me chuckle. Manufacturers, the actual oil companies make many products for private label use. They might be the same and may have differences requested by the private label. I don’t know. Probably not a huge issue to make or break. In the end, I agree with the summary at the end and I appreciate your positivity throughout. You’ve a beautiful spirit and it shines through.

Thank you Billy. The information is very much appreciated.

Buck’n you are the best! I been scratching my head for years over this, you my friend,have solved the great mystery.

I'm with you on the " I don't have the energy ."

Great video Billy, I've used castrol oil fir last 35 yrs in motocross bikes, 1/5th scale RC buggies, RC model speed boats, lawnmowers, chainsaws, the list goes on & on.

Right on Buckin!! keep on sharing your knowledge. Love wins!!

Thanks for the demo. I learned about these oils. Cheers!

I snowmobile and I had two 1998 artic cats and I used Castrol snowmobile oil in them. I had no problems so I bought several cases about 12 quarts per case. It was less than half cost compared to Artic Cat oil. I also used the same snowmobile oil in my Stihl, Echo and other two cycle equipment, I have a landscape business. The oil has worked in all of my equipment and I am still using the oil from my original purchase of several cases in 1998 25 years later.

I tend to stick with stihl (or Castrol) oil. The only oil I have tried that I found blocked up the exhaust was Oregon two stroke oil. Maybe I had a bad batch, or maybe it's very sensitive to exact mixing, but never had the same problem with Stihl. Always a pleasure to see your enthusiasm shine through. Good health to you Buckin' 👍

Your final comment was the Best advice for running 2 strokes: Run ‘em High! Lots of folks have trouble with small equipment running rough - especially weed whackers. Ya gotta run ‘em hot - full bore. Chainsaws too, but that’s less of a problem as hardly anyone’s gonna run ‘em half assed. Stihl oil (Castro?) is made to run fast Not wimpy. Keep on Bucking Mate!

Great demonstration, you proved the point effectively.