Lawn boy oil

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I still use the Lawnboy oil, which I get at my local ACE Hardware franchise. I use it at the factory dilution, but I put a dollop of Marvel Mystery Oil in my 2 gallon fuel can, too!!

Yea, I use 2 cap fulls of Marvel Mystery Oil per tank on my Mowers. I've been using it to lube Air Tools for decades. I also use to lightly oil things around the house like door hinges and locks, sewing machines and record player turntables (yea, I am still into Vinyl). Truthfully, I love Marvel Mystery Oil, but if you Google it, you'll find that there are just as many negatives about it as positives regarding 2 cycle use. Some say it glazes the piston heads. What the heck, it seems to work for me. Last time I popped off the head, there was no piston glazing.

RE: LawnBoy Oil, I'm not sure what company actually manufactures it for LawnBoy these days, but I suppose it's as good as any regular 2 cycle oil. I just got tired of cleaning muffler and exhaust ports twice a year, so I switched to Synthetic at a leaner mix (40:1). But if it works for you, great. My favorite expression when it comes to things like this is, "If it isn't broken, then don't fix it" My :2cents: worth.

 

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Well, on all the Lawnboy mowers that I have purchased new over the years, and used Lawnboy oil at the recommended ratio, I have NEVER had exhaust ports carboned up. On those used mowers that I have rebuilt, I have seen carboned-up exhause ports and mufflers, but I have no idea what oil was used prior to my ownership.

 

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Well, on all the Lawnboy mowers that I have purchased new over the years, and used Lawnboy oil at the recommended ratio, I have NEVER had exhaust ports carboned up. On those used mowers that I have rebuilt, I have seen carboned-up exhause ports and mufflers, but I have no idea what oil was used prior to my ownership.

I wish I was that lucky. I tried genuine Ashless LawnBoy oil for years, mixed just as prescribed. Lots of carbon issues. Since switching to Synthetic at 40:1 I'm now fine. It could be my F series engine in particular. Who knows. Whatever the reason, Synthetic did the trick for me so what works, works.