Yamalube 2M???

[Bwalker]

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/outboard/apparel/apscitemdetail/3/121/all/1/4039/detail.aspx <br />I picked up two cases of this stuff for $40. Is it any good?<br />This is the two cycle, semi synthetic tcw3 oil BTW.

 

[rodbolt]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

its terrible stuff. will destroy your motor. ship it to me for free and ill dispose of it properly <br /> I was not aware that a semi-synthetic yamaha lube was avalible yet. hear rumours about it but so far I have seen none. but its actually good oil.

 

[Bwalker]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

How do you know its good if you have never seen it??

 

[Perfidiajoe]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

I would say for an outboard manufacturer to put there name on it it would be good. I have a Merc, & the owners manual states use Merc oil (of course they would) but if unavailable use oil from another out board manufacturer. These guys don't want to get a bab name for their products, they want you to come back & buy another, & recomend their products to some one else too. BTW that sounds like a good deal on the oil, is that available to anyone. Joe

 

[rodbolt]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

looking at the site you posted it does not specify its a semi-synthetic. it looks like the same yamalube 2M thats been on the market several years. whats the part number on the bottle and I can verify whether or not its a semi-synthetic. we hear roumors of yamaha going to it but so far we have not seen it. but the yamaha 2M is good stuff.

 

[Bwalker]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

I believe it says semi synthetic right on the bottle.

 

[rodbolt]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

shoot me the part number . if its avalible maybe we will start getting it. at the last fuel school in jan of o4 they said something about it. seems the HPDI motors actually run better with the semi-synthetic just like the optimax and the Ficht/e-tec motors. but so far we have not seen any and we buy 200-250 cases and about 18 drums of 2M a year. from what they say at the factory yamaha is trying to use just one oil to cover all the two strokes. other brands have different iols for different models of their two stroke lines. I have several HPDI customers that once out of warrenty they switched to synthetic with positive results so far.

 

[Bwalker]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

Its a quart bottle and it says semi synthetic right on the fron label. The number on the abr code is ACC-Y2MTC-W3-QT

 

[rodbolt]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

cool<br /> ill look it up tomorrow. would not be the first time that other areas get stuff before we do. but we have heard the roumors about the semi-synthetic for 6 months or so.

 

[Bwalker]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

I am in Canada at the moment, but the bottle wa pasckaged in the US for Yamaha USA according to the bottle.

 

[Bwalker]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

Any word an if this stuff is available in the USA.<br /> If not I am going to stock up before I come home.

 

[rodbolt]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

ill try to remember to look today. I called a friend of mine and he was not aware of a yam semi-synthetic on the US market yet. it may be but sometimes they forget to tell us.

 

[Todd Humphreys]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

Yamaha has it listed as semi-synthetic on there web site. You can purchase it from there site also.

 

[rodbolt]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

non of the bottles we have mention synthetic<br /> maybe ill get a chance to holler at my tech rep and see what the scoop is.

 

[Bwalker]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

The quart bottles I have clearly say semi synthetic on front label. The gallons my dealer up here sells do not, so I think it may be soemthing new.

 

[seahorse5]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

Yamaha 2M oil contains a healthy amount of PIB (polyisobutylene) with is the low smoking synthetic additive that is also in Johnson/Evinrude XD-50, Pennzoil semi-synthetic, and Merc's Premium Plus. Each oil has varying amounts but all make the oil a semi-synthetic.

 

[Bwalker]

Re: Yamalube 2M???

PIB replaces the bright stock found in regular TCW 3 oils. It is being used alot in both air cooled and marine oils in the last few years to bring them up to the latest specs while controlling smoke and deposits.<br /> I have found some PIB blend oils to be actually cleaner than straight ester oils.