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Originally Posted by Marrk
I wonder what adding oil — or anything else — will do to a catalytic converter. To sensors. To anything else aft of the combustion chamber.
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When I first read the suggestion of adding a bit of 2-stroke oil, I thought the same thing. As I stated above, the owner's manual says that (regarding oil consumption) using 1.1 liters of oil for 600 miles is not excessive. If they deem that kind of oil burning acceptable, I would hope 1/8th of that amount (4oz) in a tank of fuel wouldn't be a problem. I shouldn't say 1/8, as a tank of gas will get approx 300 miles, so more like 1/4 the acceptable limit.
The Lucas product was recommended to me by someone who has been working with DI for a long time. I bought the small (5oz) bottle mainly to have a small re-usable container to to keep in the car, and refill as i use it. I have some good 2-stroke oil on the shelf, and may try refilling with that. The small bottle of Lucas is not cheap ($5.99 here), but a 1 liter bottle is $11.99. Assuming you use 100 ML per fill up, you'll get 10 fill ups per bottle, or $1.20 per fill...not expensive.
I am not a "forum jockey", just someone who is tired of listening to this noise, and wants to shut it up until a permanent solution is found (ie Subaru/Toyota start sending out redesigned pumps that can deal with "squeaky clean" fuel).