No-name brand 2.5 out-board

[Shipyard123]

Hello. I'm new to out-boards and I just bought a no name brand 2.5, 2 stroke water cooled out board and in the manual it calls for 20/26:1 ratio of 10w40!!!! should I use a tc-w3 oil instead?

 

[JB]

Re: No-name brand 2.5 out-board

So you have a User Manual on an outboard that has no brand name or model number? Amazing.

Any water cooled 2 stroke will fare better with TC-W3 outboard oil than 10W40.

A 2.5 water cooled that calls for 20-25:1 is quite likely made by Gale in the 40s-50s, which would call for a 20:1 mix.

That would be 1.6oz oil per gallon of 87 octane regular unleaded.

 

[F_R]

Re: No-name brand 2.5 out-board

So you have a User Manual on an outboard that has no brand name or model number? Amazing.

Any water cooled 2 stroke will fare better with TC-W3 outboard oil than 10W40.

A 2.5 water cooled that calls for 20-25:1 is quite likely made by Gale in the 40s-50s, which would call for a 20:1 mix.

That would be 1.6oz oil per gallon of 87 octane regular unleaded.

Sounds like China or somethng. Certainly not Gale.

 

[Shipyard123]

Re: No-name brand 2.5 out-board

It is a chinese made 2.5 bought it off of ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370199400907
Item number: 370199400907. I figured it would be better to use the tc-w3 oil also.

 

[JB]

Re: No-name brand 2.5 out-board

It appears to me that the brand is PCC Motor.

 

[Shipyard123]

Re: No-name brand 2.5 out-board

Hello Jb. It looks like it a knock off of a brand named hyfong made by a company called oshen in where else China.

 

[Shipyard123]

Re: No-name brand 2.5 out-board

Jb if it is calling for 25:1 10w40 oil what do you think I should use with the tc-w3 oil?

 

[mutch]

Re: No-name brand 2.5 out-board

I am so over Chinese junk cheap and does not last very long, they are mudguards shiny on top and **** underneath .

But go with the outboard oil most likely a translation thingy 10/ 40 = tw-c3

 

[JustJason]

Re: No-name brand 2.5 out-board

Jb if it is calling for 25:1 10w40 oil what do you think I should use with the tc-w3 oil?

If it's calling for 25:1 10w40 then use that. If you question it, contact the manufactorer or the ebay seller or any dealer of that particular product.

Nobody here is going to be an expert on chinese outboards.

But go with the outboard oil most likely a translation thingy 10/ 40 = tw-c3

It's tough to even call this thing an outboard. It's a motor that comes from china that has a shaft and propeller attached to it.

I wouldn't be surprised if it really did call for 10w40 though. Alot of jap/china motors run very hot, watercooled or not, TCW will cook off at higher temps, you'd be better off using chainsaw 2 stroke oil as a substitute than TCW oil. But if it calls for 1040, don't substitute.

 

[buzzzerk]

Re: No-name brand 2.5 out-board

I'm hoping that shipyard123 is still monitoring this thread . . .

What has been ur experience w/the engine (PCC)??

I am thinking of buying one myself.

Thanks