BME50....

The manual is calling for a "petroleum based" oil, such as LawnBoy-ashless for break-in, however I'm not finding it anywhere in my area. What would be a comparable oil here. Th After break-in(15gallons :stupid: ), it calls for Amsoil, I don't think that is to hard to come by though. It will take me literally years to go through 15gallons though. hehe.
Thanks for looking .

Dale

Any qualtiy pertoleum based oil is adequate, ashless is preffered.

I have seen numerous engines puported to be broke-in with five gallons of fuel.. I generally run about ten gallons through them.

I like Red Line Oil's "Racing" two-stroke synthetic. Again any quality synthetic will work fine.

Pay careful attention to the oil maunfacturer's oil ratio mixture recomendation. All oil's are not created equal... The oil manufcaturer knows what works best for their product...

Hi Dale,

Go down to Homey Depot and get some Ryobi oil, this stuff works great.and cheap too.

Dave

Hey Grant,

Auto parts stores, at least where I live, have several different brands Penzoil, Valvoline, Lawn Boy, etc aleady to fly in little 3.2 oz plastic bottles.

The generic BME manual at there site says 20 gallons to break in their engine. Thats kind of ridiculus isnt it!!!

By the way, my manufacturer (FPE) recommends synthetic from the git-go, are you as confused as me!

The "ash" in two-stroke petroleum oil is created intentionally. It acts as a mild abrasive and is useful for removing combustion products from the engine. It is not "bad" - it is good.

Lawnboy two-strokes are massively heat-sinked. In fact, they are so massively heat-sinked that they are more akin thermally to a water-cooled two-stroke. Oddly enough, water-cooled two-strokes use "ashless" lubricant.

Hmm, see a pattern here?

Well.....I found some "LawnBoy" oil at a little old mower shop at the end of town(go-figure :stupid: ). Also found out(at least what I'm told) why LawnBoy is not sold in California as it once was. I was told when the EPA started banning the sale of 2stroke equipment, that's what affected it. This also includes motorcycles. Why the small chainsaws, and weedeaters are not affected I don't know. But I was also told that might happen too.

From what I understand, you can't find a LawnBoy lawnmower this side of the Cal state line(at least 2stroke, don't know if they make others). Those that own them are OK to use them until they wear out, and the little mom and pop shops still carry at least some LB items, such as air-cleaners, oil, etc.. . Heck, I learned to mow lawns with LawnBoy, I thought it would be cake to get thier oil....maybe I'm a little older then I think I am.
I'm thinking after looking at this oil that there is better oil out there too. I just want to follow the book, ..for a bit anyways.

I talked to the dealer I bought engine from, and he told me the reason for not going synthetic oil for break in, is that synthetic is way way slick, and won't give the rings a chance to seat, and for everything to wear-in, for a very long time. It all made sense, and I've learned alot, from you guys here, and else where. So, situation under control, and I'm on my way ... Thanks to Michael, Dave, and everyone else who posted.

I would think that as much as a BME 50 costs, and as difficult as Lawnboy ashless oil is to find, it might be worth BME's while to throw in a small container of the oil along with the engine.

Personally, I don't see the need for this particular oil. Any petroleum based two-stroke oil should do it.

I found Lawnboy Ashless oil at Lowe's in the mower dept. with all the others. My son found it at the grocery store (go figger).

Local WalMart carries Poulan chain saw oil. Local garden store carries Stihl. Local lawn mower place carries Echo, Stihl, Pennzoil, and Poulan. Local GROCERY store carries Pennzoil 2 stroke (never have figured that out, either).
Then, ANY motorcycle shop that sells anything related to ANY 2 stroke will have various flavors of petroleum and/or synthetic based oils.
I have found it amazing how many varieties there are out there. Personally, I'm using Pennzoil at 40:1 for all break ins, then Redline at 50:1 after. Of course, I just sold the only motor with enough time on it to be using Redline