2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

i heard that a little bit of 2 cycle in a 4 stroke every once in a while is good for your motor. anyone with any thoughts on this?

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

I wouldnt do it in my dirt bikes..but did own a lawn mower many years ago(3hp briggs) that only ran on premix. I only had 2 strokes at the time and didnt ever have straight gas. It lasted over 20 years before dieing.

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

Are you asking if 2 cycle oil in the gasoline of a 4 stroke engine is a good idea? Or are you asking if 2 cycle oil in the crankcase of a 4 stroke engine is a good idea?

I wouldn't do either if it were me.

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

Just wondered what good doing this does to your motor? What did you hear? In other words, what are you trying to fix by doing this?

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

all you will do is foul a plug.......... and have to drian the gas tank.
try it if you want

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

no it doesn't do you any good. but it is a good way to get rid of old mixed gas that you don't wanna run in your smoker. lol I wouldn't run it in anything high perf. I REALLY wouldn't run it through your Raptor.

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

i heard if you put a little 2 cycle in your gas (by little, i mean a cap full) it helps with lubrication. i just wanted to check with you guys first. i'm not gonna do it...a guy i ride with is gonna try it in his yfz450. i told him to ask around first but he's to much of a dumbass to listen to me. thanx for the help guys.

why is the sky blue? Cuz god rides a Yamaha

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

On a two stroke, because they don't have an oil sump, you need the oil for lubrication of the crank, rod and bearings.
Four strokes do not need oil in their gas because they have an oil sump to lube these things. Don't put oil in you gas because:
#1 It's not needed.
#2 It will lower octane and could cause detonation.
#3 It can cause plug fouling.

Leave the oil mixing to the two stroke boys. Your four stroke does not need it in the fuel.

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

One thing that oil in the gas will do is clog up any paper fuel filters if you have one. A cap full wouldnt but if you mix it like a two stroke then it probably would.Like these other guys told you its a waste of time but if you want to then try it.I wouldnt put to much though cause like these other guys said it might make you foul plugs and may reduce the performance of your atv.

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

I would think that the extra oil in the gas would also contribute to more carbon deposits on the valves, and actually shorten the time interval between engine rebuilds. I wouldn't do it.

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

this is an old truckers trick, to dump a little premix or atf into the tank twice a year to keep the injectors lubed, my fathers big truck has over 2.3 million Ks on it and he does this, not bad in my opinion but with your 4-stroke gasonline raptor or yfz i wouldnt do it, a cap full wouldnt do any harm but would waste the money from your wallet

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

i told the guy it sounded like a waste of time. i'm definately not gonna do it to mine, it's runnin way to good right now to mess with anything. thanx again for the info guys.

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

All it will do is make your bike run lean. With a small percentage of non-burning oil mixed in with the fuel, the burnable fuel/air mixture will be leaner than if it was all fuel. The same amount of fluid gets aspirated into the air passing thru the carb, but less is burnable. The extra lubrication is unnecessary, the engine is designed to lubricate all necessary components.

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

You won't find it in any 4 stroke owners manual to do this. Like everyone else said, it's a waste and on a small engine will do more damage than good.

Now if I had just pulled an old 350X 4-stroke 3 wheeler out of the woods that had been sitting for 5 years, then yeah, maybe put a little oil in the gas, to lube up the rusty engine, but not on a newer bike that has been running great.

2 Stroke oil in a 4 stroke
 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Raptor450

You won't find it in any 4 stroke owners manual to do this. Like everyone else said, it's a waste and on a small engine will do more damage than good.



Now if I had just pulled an old 350X 4-stroke 3 wheeler out of the woods that had been sitting for 5 years, then yeah, maybe put a little oil in the gas, to lube up the rusty engine, but not on a newer bike that has been running great.</end quote></div>

hey when i got my 350x, it had been sitting for 8 years on a guys back porch. i poured brakef;uid in the cylander and turned it over until it all blew out the sparkplug hole.

Cleaned the carb, which took 2 days....

Its fired right up, pissed my buddy that had a mint one off, since he ussually had to kick for 30 mins to get his to fire.