T0PWATER
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- Apr 22, 2007
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I really hate to even start a topic about oil, but I am not able to verify something my local Johnson/Evinrude dealer told me recently.
I went to the dealer recently to pick up some supplies to do my regularly scheduled maintenance with. Not of sure what the previous owner had done or more specifically when, I decided to do it all. I picked up spark plugs, fuel conditioner, carb cleaner, gear lube, and everything else I needed to do a full job.
I noticed that they didn't have any XD30 on the shelves, only XD50 and XD100. So out of curiosity I asked the service tech/owner the difference between the stuff he stocked and the stuff I usually use for my '99 carbureted Johnson 150. Coincidently I didn't know, at the time, that it was XD30. I just knew that it was Evinrude/Johnson outboard oil that was easily available at Academy Sports where I usually pick up my tackle from.
He goes on to tell me that the stuff I'm using is pretty much for 80hp outboards and under and that I should really be using the XD50. So I pick up 2 gallons of it and check out. He reminds me on my way out to save the jugs so I can refill them later and save more next time I need some oil.
Now I've been all over the internet, checked all the boards, looked at the Johnson website, and I cant find one thing to back up his claim. I can tell you the only thing my owner's manual states is to use genuine Evinrude/Johnson outboard oil.
I am familiar with the differences of conventional and synthetic oils and working at a chemical plant that produces thermal engineered plastics I understand additives, batch sampling, and the fact that there is really only handful of producers of all these different oils.
I know everyone has their own preferences on the brands they use or maybe just "Whatever is on sale," but I have been digging for days and I just can't find anything to back up this guy?s claim.
My preference is to stay with the Johnson/Evinrude oil. The only other question I have is, since the XD50 is only 3 or 4 dollars more a refill than the XD30 is off the shelf, is there really an advantage to using the XD50? I normally run about 4500 RPM for half an hour to an hour at a time.
Maybe his point was just that the synthetic blend of the XD50 was just better for my outboard, since it is a cleaner burning oil with less deposits left behind.
Any thoughts?
I went to the dealer recently to pick up some supplies to do my regularly scheduled maintenance with. Not of sure what the previous owner had done or more specifically when, I decided to do it all. I picked up spark plugs, fuel conditioner, carb cleaner, gear lube, and everything else I needed to do a full job.
I noticed that they didn't have any XD30 on the shelves, only XD50 and XD100. So out of curiosity I asked the service tech/owner the difference between the stuff he stocked and the stuff I usually use for my '99 carbureted Johnson 150. Coincidently I didn't know, at the time, that it was XD30. I just knew that it was Evinrude/Johnson outboard oil that was easily available at Academy Sports where I usually pick up my tackle from.
He goes on to tell me that the stuff I'm using is pretty much for 80hp outboards and under and that I should really be using the XD50. So I pick up 2 gallons of it and check out. He reminds me on my way out to save the jugs so I can refill them later and save more next time I need some oil.
Now I've been all over the internet, checked all the boards, looked at the Johnson website, and I cant find one thing to back up his claim. I can tell you the only thing my owner's manual states is to use genuine Evinrude/Johnson outboard oil.
I am familiar with the differences of conventional and synthetic oils and working at a chemical plant that produces thermal engineered plastics I understand additives, batch sampling, and the fact that there is really only handful of producers of all these different oils.
I know everyone has their own preferences on the brands they use or maybe just "Whatever is on sale," but I have been digging for days and I just can't find anything to back up this guy?s claim.
My preference is to stay with the Johnson/Evinrude oil. The only other question I have is, since the XD50 is only 3 or 4 dollars more a refill than the XD30 is off the shelf, is there really an advantage to using the XD50? I normally run about 4500 RPM for half an hour to an hour at a time.
Maybe his point was just that the synthetic blend of the XD50 was just better for my outboard, since it is a cleaner burning oil with less deposits left behind.
Any thoughts?
