What Is 2 Cycle Engine Oil?
Just like a car needs motor oil to lubricate its engine parts, the smaller engines of lawn mowers, chainsaws, outboard motors, mopeds and snowmobiles use two-cycle engine oil or two-stroke oil to oil its parts.Oil DefinedWhether emulsions (mixtures), mineral, petroleum, vegetable, animal or synthetic-based, all liquid lubricants are defined as oil.Oil QualitiesTwo-cycle engine oil should mix easily and float in gasoline. The oil should be able to handle high temperatures, and when burned during the combustion process the oil should burn clean and not leave excessive deposits.ProcessThe oil combines with incoming air and fuel to create an oil mist that covers the engine’s crankcase and oils the crankshaft and lower end connecting rod. The piston rings and cylinder walls are lubricated when the remaining oil goes into the combustion chamber.Performance StandardsTwo-cycle engine oil should help to prevent engine friction and erosion, unclean spark plugs, piston varnish and piston ring sti
