Citgo Marine 2 cycle oil

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Could anyone tell me if I could use Citgo 2 cycle marine oil i my 96 Vmax 600 Xt. Also if I have to can I mix synthetic oil with reg 2 cycle oil. My sled use's a lot of oil and it is expensive. I can get a lot of Citgo marine oil at work.
 
Your sled is using a ton of oil because your oil pump is bad and it went in a "default" mode pumping oil wide open at all times. These is a service bulliten on this for the 600 v-max twins.

Get anew oil pump installed and switch to Amsoil
 
Check the last couple of days on here. Some one answered this question. In my experience you can not mix the two. You can drain the old out and switch oils . I mixed Valvoline 2 stroke with what I was told was Yamalube and it turned in to a cottage cheese looking mixture and burned up my SRV. Live and learn. All my rining buddies use Yamalube so that is what I run. I hate paying for it although.
 
Thanks i will stick with my yamaha lube and replace the oil pump from my 96 parts sled. Thanks for the information.If I switch to Amsoil does ti matter if it is synthetic or not? I have Yamaha lube semi synthetic?
 
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Parts sled?? May work for a while but I would just buy a new one. Who knows if the pump from your parts sled works properly or will soon fail as well. They are not that expensive.

Oh and BTW, Yamalube comes from the same EXACT tap as the citgo!!!!!! hate to break it to ya but your paying all that extra money for the Yamalube label.

SSHHHHHHHHHHHHH! We dont want to get nosboy (Gary Oles) going.
 
^ no kiding....

yep citgo and yamalube are of the same.

when you figure out your pump problem weather it's a bad pump OR outa
spec, set it within spec., via yamaha service manual.


1st-set idle 16-1,700 rpm

2nd- set throttle end play to 1.5-2mm.

3rd- set oil pump free play so the marks line up.
 
Idle is good, oilpump marks line up and I will check throttle end play. Thanks for the spec's on Citgo Supergard sea & snow. But I still would like to know if I could use Citgo Supergard marine 2 cycle? I really don't see what the defference is between the sea&snow and the 2 cycle marine. I can get my hands on alot of the Supergard marine 2cycle.
 
pup55 said:
But I still would like to know if I could use Citgo Supergard marine 2 cycle?
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No do not use it in a 2-stroke liquid/air cooled engine,

marine/PWC oil(TCW3) has a different additive package to it, marine applications are a low rpm low temp application's. where as air/liquid
cooled engine's run hotter and more PRM's.

just a quick run down you get the idea,

keep the marine oil where it belongs in boats/PWC.
 
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