2 stroke oil

hey guys my brother got a newer sled it is a skidoo ,we all have cats ,anyway all are 2 stroke now the cats we run synthetic oil it comes from cat and it is purple ,his sled calls for the same synthetic oil but it came with red oil from the skidoo dealer ,now heres the problem he was near out of oil I said he could run the cat oil the purple oil in his skidoo that has red oil in it ,I think the color is just like the name brand and the oil is basicly the same ,you should be able to run cat oil in a skidoo or the other way around as long as it is 2stroke synthetic oil ,whats your take .Dutch

cant see a problem, either way they are over priced oil...

More than likely made by the same manufacture with just a different dye in it to distinguish from Cat and Skidoo when they are taken in for service and then the dealer says aha there is your problem, you are not using our brand of oil.
All oils have to be made to a standard [I'm going to use the word quality] of performance.

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Originally Posted by jaycee

More than likely made by the same manufacture with just a different dye in it to distinguish from Cat and Skidoo when they are taken in for service and then the dealer says aha there is your problem, you are not using our brand of oil.
All oils have to be made to a standard [I'm going to use the word quality] of performance.

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That's what I would say. Polaris has some products like that .

I would just make sure it's gone if he has to take it in for service or warranty as we all know they will use rat against him.

So long as it's all synthetic you will be fine.

Sometimes mixing a synthetic with a regular to stroke oil will cause it to gel.

Flushed a lot of ATV's that got drowned and synthetic was the way to go. Colour means squat, it's just a manufacturer thing and it's amazing how they all say theirs is the best. Don't lose time on the Royal distributing half and half blend it's not the same quality, it will do in a pinch though. The club members all whined about the price too, but I loved it when they put the cash in my hand because they did want to flush the machines themselves. Sleds would be no different. Maintain, Maintain , Maintain! Savage308

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Originally Posted by Savage308

Flushed a lot of ATV's that got drowned and synthetic was the way to go. Colour means squat, it's just a manufacturer thing and it's amazing how they all say theirs is the best. Don't lose time on the Royal distributing half and half blend it's not the same quality, it will do in a pinch though. The club members all whined about the price too, but I loved it when they put the cash in my hand because they did want to flush the machines themselves. Sleds would be no different. Maintain, Maintain , Maintain! Savage308

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just out of curosity, and sorry to side track the thread, but what made the synthetic better in a drowned machine? just wondering...

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Originally Posted by fishy steve

just out of curosity, and sorry to side track the thread, but what made the synthetic better in a drowned machine? just wondering...

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The synthetic doesn't turn milky like standard oils do. My bike always runs synthetic anywhere oil is used for this reason. Even if you down her out you are usually OK to run her out to the nearest road.

Basically it protects the bearings way better. It will turn milky but as fishy steve say's you can run the machine to the nearest road or back to your truck. Trick is to get the machine running again in the first place once the water is in the carb or throttle body. I always kept a full can of throttle spray on my bike for the drowning victims. That can come in handy once you and your friends have successfully drained the breather box. I miss those days! Savage308

only drowned my bike once, but ran it home no probs after draining the air intake... have herd before it helps burn the water out of the oil lol couple oil changes and good to go :)

just try to keep my bike above water lol