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Old 03-29-2010, 08:33 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nerys View Post
I am afraid to start my boat. I left the tank FULL to reduce water issues but I think I will drain it anyway and start fresh. What will the 2cycle oil do to my metro? will it eat it ok or will that cause problem if say I put 1 gallon in per fill up or something? (1 gallon of gas mixed with 2 cycle oil and 9 gallons of clean gas)
If gas has been left to sit drain it, likely your car can tolerate it because of its larger fuel system (if it isn't too old) New gas seems to crud up every small gas engine I own in short order if it sits, I always drain.

As to 2 cycle oil, Top oil as it used to be called was a common and considered to be beneficial practice in olden days, top oil won't hurt anything in a modern car (I still use mystery oil which is a top oil). It may even provide a small MPG/wear benefit, just make sure you don't add more than 8oz oil per 10 gallon or you just make dirty exhaust.

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Ryan