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walmart tcw3 supertech anyone but me use it it seems good never had a problem i want to know if my wellcraft buddys out there use
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you did tell me what size prop to turn and you where right on the money
 
wouldnt use it unless it is an emergency. the mfg stuff is a whole lot better. also they wouldnt make crap lube to put into their engines. they wont the powerhead to last due to reputation and primarily the cost to replace it if it blows during warranty. there are no oems that make oil for a private label that i know. if its cheap there is a reason.
 
I have a different take on the subject.  Outboard manufacturers are in the outboard business, not the oil business.  I used to run Penzoil tcw-3 until Skools told me that the supertech brand was the same stuff as penzoil.  I did my own investigating (using all official redneck experimentation protocols of course  ;) )and bought a jug of each.  They are both the same dark blusih color, the same viscosity(I think they felt the same rubbing my fingers together).  And the jugs are the exact same except for color.  I run a 50:1 premix on a recently rebuilt 1990 Evinrude 225 and so far haven't had any problems.  Everybody and their brother will have a differnt opinion on this subject so I just thought I'd share mine.  If i was gonna spend extra money on oil I'd just be buying the penzoil brand stuff or if I HAD to buy a mfr brand oil I'd probably stick to the Mercury stuff.  Again, "Just my 2 cents".   :)

P.S.  The Wally World Supertech oil cost me $8.14 per gallon.  Look in both the automotive section and the marine section, sometimes the price is different for the same stuff.   8)

P.S.S. For ya'll cheap skate do-it-yerselfers, Napa brand motor oil is manufactured by Valvoline. 8)
 
i agree with you bradford that they arent in the oil business and that the penzoil and super tech are probably the same stuff. but im willing to bet that comparing them to the oem oils there is a difference.
prime example you run anything but xd 100 in a etec thats prgrammed for xd-100 in time, it will in time burn up. but all in all that is comparing apples to oranges. like bradford stated earlier, if it works and inexpensive then why not run it.
 
Also I have an older outboard with carbs.  If I just spent three times what my boat is worth on a new engine I'd run what the mfr told me to while it was under warranty.  Engines with efi and fancy oil injection systems I'm sure probably have different requirements. ;) :)
 
Bradford said:
Also I have an older outboard with carbs.  If I just spent three times what my boat is worth on a new engine I'd run what the mfr told me to while it was under warranty.  Engines with efi and fancy oil injection systems I'm sure probably have different requirements.
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youre right carb engines are harder to kill since they run way richer than DI EFI engines, especially the omc's. more fuel and oil equals cooler exhaust temps and more lubrication. with the oil inj systems you are pretty much good untill you go to DI inj, then i would switch to low ash high detergency primarily to keep the plugs and injectors cleaner longer.
 
lol any way i run eith Penzoil or Wally World brand same chit. stay away from Merc oil unless you have a merc. and you need to run your johnson at 40 to 1 cause at wot the factory oil injection was 40 to 1 so if you run wot much you will be running lean on oil. a little more smoke is better than a new power head. better run 40 to 1 on them OMC products. if it's a later injection motor you should run what the manufacture says till warranty runs out then switch to penzoil or wally world then lol. i do run a full quart of marvels mystery oil in a tank of 40 gal. or a quart per 40 gal plus the premix. but in a high performance 2 stroke better off to run like Klotz oil. that's one of the best when it's racing oils even in meth mix. Klotz Syn. is high though be warned
 
You know I think all of this oil stuff gets blown way out of wack and I'd bet the difference in most brands is color. Ok, spend $25 a gallon if it makes you feel good but I think it is no better than the $10 stuff its just in a different container. There are cheap people (like Me) and people who say nothing but the best who pay the higher prices. Take my Eagle GPS fishfinder its the same unit as the Lowrance (its made by Lowrance) but its called an Eagle and cost $200 less. If you send it in for warranty work (I just sent mine in) it goes to lowrance. Why have two different lables its the Cheap guy (thats me) and the guy who always wants to buy the best so they fill both markets with one product. Oh, and I've been using that cheap oil problem free for 10 years and my compression checks out very high for a ten year motor.
 
It's like gasoline. There are very few refiners in the United States, and all the gas and oil comes from the same ones. There might be an additive or two which is different in a different blend, but it ultimately is of the same basic quality.
 
nipper said:
It's like gasoline.  There are very few refiners in the United States, and all the gas and oil comes from the same ones.  There might be an additive or two which is different in a different blend, but it ultimately is of the same basic quality.  
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thats a stretch.
 
I was not trying to compare gps units to engine oil. I was comparing Walmart TCW3 to Mercury brand, Valvoline, etc.
 
Hereis my take on it, If you have a new motor use whatthey tell you for warrantee purposes, if you have a old motor use what you want, its all TW3 , I have been using Wallfasrt & Pensoil for years, Last season I had some one give me a case of Exon and I have Used that.
 
cterrebonne said:
thats a stretch.
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hey Newbie don't ruffle our feathers oil is oil as said and YES I SAID YES walmart is Penzoil. if you want high dollar oil then find pay for the label but don't argue with all the gods here.
 
Skools Out said:
hey Newbie don't ruffle our feathers oil is oil as said and YES I SAID YES walmart is Penzoil. if you want high dollar oil then find pay for the label but don't argue with all the gods here.
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not ruffling feathers. i might have taken his comment differently than intended. i'll be quiet now :)
 
I personally have had great luck with the pennzoil synthetic blend as well. It leaves a nice film behind to protect the parts for the next start-up. I know that the old JOHNSON 2 -stroke oil would completely drain off of the inside's of an engine after it sat for say 2 weeks, whereas the PENNZOIL will leave a film. That film really helps when you start an engine up after it has sat for awhile. The newer oil's are probably all about the same, but I know some of the old ones weren't that good. I lucked out and bought MERCURY oil from SAM's ealier in the year for under $13 a gallon for my MERC. I figure it's made it 12 years on MERCURY oil, why not stay with it.
 
good point Ferm i like to push the primer a few after pumping the primer bulb to oil / lube up the motor all over inside before i start to avoid a dry start.
 
Ferm, the Pennzoil you 're referring to, is that the 25% synthetic- 75% real oil? I've got a '92 150 Jonny and have been using that since I've owned it. It's not big money....nor is it cheap...so far I like how it's working. I usually add a little into the gas tank as well. Yes, I have the VRO....and I have complete trust in the reliability of the VRO system
 
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