Stupid mistake - motor oil in 2-cycle tank

[OneOfEm]

The store was out of the brand of 2-cycle oil I normally use so I bought another. EARLY this morning, I filled the tank, and as I was replacing the cap on the empty gallon jug, I relized I'd bought and filled the tank with "Marine Motor Oil."<br /><br />(expletive deleted)<br /><br />Will it be enough to pull the tank and drain it completely (i.e. turn it upside down over a bucket until it stops dripping) or do I need to do anything more?<br /><br />(Yes, I know how stupid this was)

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Stupid mistake - motor oil in 2-cycle tank

Be sure to drain the lines also. You could rinse the tank with a cup of gas but it is dangeruos due to plastic static and the possibility of a spark. <br /><br />Just drain it completely, let it drip and do the lines too. Okay come clean...did you run the motor with it? That could require more cleaning <br /><br />Bob

 

[OneOfEm]

Re: Stupid mistake - motor oil in 2-cycle tank

Luckily I didn't even turn the motor over. The lines are full of 2-cycle oil.<br /><br />The tank was a bear to get out, but it's drained and back in.<br /><br />Thanks for the advice.

 

[Franki]

Re: Stupid mistake - motor oil in 2-cycle tank

umm are we talking about a tank of premix or a oil injection system????<br /><br />If its the former, I wouldn't worry about it too much, just drain the tank and fill it again. (with real premix. <br /><br />If its a oil injection system.. I'd do as bob_vt suggested.. but again, its not THAT big a deal,, I knew a guy that ran his two stroke bike (oil injected) for several years on plain old motor oil.. I would never suggest it, but if you have emptied the tank as much as possible, then it shouldn't be much of an issue, just don't make a habbit of it.<br /><br />regards<br /><br />Frank

 

[flatsman]

Re: Stupid mistake - motor oil in 2-cycle tank

Oh heck , you haven't sinned beyond forgiveness. Some of the old timers used sae 30 with out any problems , except for smoking. Better what you did than to forget to put any oil in it. clean it and run it.

 

[wilde1j]

Re: Stupid mistake - motor oil in 2-cycle tank

Don't forget to go through the oil prime procedure, which purges all air from the oil system. Also, put TW-C3 oil in the gas tank (50:1) until you're sure the oil injection is working properly.