yamalube

[fmw]

I'd like to find a place on-line or otherwise to order cases, etc. of Yamalube, rather doing what I did last year: overpaying for individual quarts at my marina. West Marine seems to only sell their own brand. Any ideas or suggestions where I can find least expensive??? Thanks.

[PhilS]

I'd like to fins that too....let us know if you do.

[Whisky Dick]

I usually will buy in bulk which cuts down on cost a little i.e. cases or the big jugs, are you looking for 4 stroke b/c I have an extra case that I got on mistake. Happy to give it to you cheap.

[fmw]

No 2 stroke. Where do you get by the case??

[Whisky Dick]

monihan marine in weymouth

[Bob Parsons]

With my yamaha 2 stoke 90hp, I would just go to West Marine and buy a case of the cheaper stuff. Never had any problems with the motor. Never had a mechanic report back after servicing about fowled plugs.

[fmw]

You know, I don't know as much as I should about my engine, but I have seen intense debates on other boating websites on this topic, where the majority of folks seem insistent that you should use the yamalube, rather than other (i.e., cheaper) brands.

[flyslinger]

I've been told, if you experience an under warranty failure Yamaha will
test carbon samples to see what oil you have been using. I have found that buying gallons
& saving the bottles for refills at the dealer seems to work best.




Dan

[Slamdance]

I've been told, if you experience an under warranty failure Yamaha will
test carbon samples to see what oil you have been using. I have found that buying gallons
& saving the bottles for refills at the dealer seems to work best.
Dan

That's illegal. You cannot force someone to buy a certain product to maintain a warrantee. Plus, as advanced as they are these days, there's no way an engine could determine the chemical composistion of a 2-stroke oil. That would take a chemical lab. 2-stroke oils all use the same base. Proprietary additives are added to the base in different volumes by each manufacturer but the amounts are so small it probably doesn't make a difference, although the detergents and anti-scuff "stuff" probably help a little to prevent carbon build-up and coking.

I use Yamalube anyway. :)

[gf2020]

Steve is right. A manufacturer can't require you to use a product to ensure warranty protection unless they provide you with that product.

That said, however, after spending the extra money to buy my Yamaha 150 HPDI, you can be darn well sure I will only use Yamaha lubrication products in that engine.

Likewise, if you own an expensive Evinrude FICHT or Mercury Optimax engine, I would certainly recommend sticking with your maufacturer's brand of oil.

[Bob Parsons]

On the new etecs you have a choice, the etec oil or the cheap stuff. The motor can be set to handle each. It will use less of the etec oil by about 50%. The dealer sets the motor's computor or if you have a pda with the correct software you can do it yourself.
I'll be starting with the etec oil which I believe is a synthetic oil.

[bugger]

I live down in S CT and paid $20 for 1gallon of 2 stroke Yamalube. What do you all pay?

[Flying Scotsman]

I buy from my dealer at $15 (that was last year though)

[gf2020]

Just bought a case (4 1-gallon jugs) at Baert Marine in Danvers for $16.20 per gallon after their 10% case discount and an additional 10% off coupon I had.

[ikan besar]

I was fishing with a guide last week and noticed that he was no longer using Yamalube in his engine (which he had always religiously done). When I asked him about it, he said he took various oil samples to a chemist friend in the petroleum industry who discovered that the various oil samples were identical to each other, including Yamalube, with the exception of color additives. Therefore, he switched to the Walmart brand oil (one of the ones tested) and said he had not noticed any difference whatsoever in performance, smoke, etc. Based on the number of hours he puts on his engines, I think any problems would have reared their head were there to be any.

There would be no harm in some of the rest of you verifying this, but with what those name brand oils cost, it might bear doing.

I've since switched to a 4-stroke, but I think I would skip the $20/gallon oil if I still had a 2-stroke.