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15-04-2010, 07:56 PM
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Registered User
Location: Guernsey
Interests: Powerboats and Rugby
Boat name: C96 Fast Air
Boat make: Ocke Mannerfelt B-23
Engines: Mercury 200XS
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 532
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Mobil 1 outboard oil?
is that mobil 1 outboard oil (that is red in colour) any good?
to use in my XR2
cheers
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15-04-2010, 08:56 PM
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Registered User
Country: United kingdom
Location: West Sussex
Occupation: Grease Monkey
Interests: Makin my boat faster!
Boat name: S.B Racing
Boat make: Ocke mannerfelt canopied B23 / Zapcat
Engines: Merc 200XS Gen 2 / Tohatsu 50
Cruising area: littlehampton/Southampton
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 2,656
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I only used Merc hi perf oil and never had an XR2 blow on me! But then i did have Cronky working his magic on it aswell! 
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16-04-2010, 07:03 AM
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Registered User
Country: Poland
Location: Warsaw
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Warsaw
Posts: 580
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I'm using castrol racing 2t for 3 years now
http://www.motocombo.pl/images/castr...racing2t1l.jpg
Best oil for me. Xr2 sounds better on it, never had any problems.
And in 2010 you can find limited edition oil with strawberry smell 
Last year I found pepper mint....
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16-04-2010, 08:38 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Occupation: Designin' Stuff
Interests: Boating/4x4s/Fast Cars
Boat name: Namotu
Boat make: Extreme 24
Engines: 383 Mag Stroker
Cruising area: Channel Isles
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 557
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Originally Posted by Mike_G
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I had strawberry oil in my trials bike for a while, was amazing at first but the novelty soon wore off and it was extremely sickly! 
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16-04-2010, 08:45 AM
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Registered User
Location: Cornwall
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 75
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The Mobil is good, you will have no trouble with it. Most likely one of their bike oils rebranded and carrying the TCW spec.
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16-04-2010, 09:40 AM
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Senior Member
Country: England
Location: Warsash
Occupation: Boat Designer
Interests: sport
Boat name: Santana
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Warsash
Posts: 1,838
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Excellent oil, we used it for a number of years and never had problems.
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16-04-2010, 10:29 PM
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Registered User
Occupation: Scaffolder
Boat make: phantom 25
Engines: mercs xs200
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 25
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racing oil
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Originally Posted by scottyboy
I only used Merc hi perf oil and never had an XR2 blow on me! But then i did have Cronky working his magic on it aswell! |
hi there
where is the best place to buy this oil from? or any stockists?
using this oil but trouble finding it....
many thanks 
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16-04-2010, 11:11 PM
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Registered User
Country: Channel Islands
Location: Guernsey
Occupation: Plant Operator
Interests: Cars/Boats/Bikes/Women/Beer
Boat name: Paranoid
Boat make: Phantom 20
Engines: Merc 2.5
Cruising area: Herm/Sark
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 269
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Im using mercury premium plus in my xr2, is the mobil1 better?
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17-04-2010, 12:34 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Weston Super Mare
Occupation: Electrical Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Weston Super Mare
Posts: 6,351
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you don't want to run fully synthetic oil in a steel motor
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17-04-2010, 06:52 PM
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Registered User
Country: thornton
Occupation: kitchen supplier and installer
Boat name: roofless
Boat make: phantom/talon 18's/scarab 21,Larson 254 cabrio
Engines: V8
Cruising area: wyre/morcambe bay
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 312
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ive been running some french shite in my bridgeport and has been great!mustve done over 500 miles on it now
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17-04-2010, 10:20 PM
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Registered User
Country: United kingdom
Location: West Sussex
Occupation: Grease Monkey
Interests: Makin my boat faster!
Boat name: S.B Racing
Boat make: Ocke mannerfelt canopied B23 / Zapcat
Engines: Merc 200XS Gen 2 / Tohatsu 50
Cruising area: littlehampton/Southampton
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 2,656
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lionhead11
hi there
where is the best place to buy this oil from? or any stockists?
using this oil but trouble finding it....
many thanks |
Try Greg at GB watersports but i think there is generally a short supply at the mo.
01733 322108
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18-04-2010, 12:08 AM
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Registered User
Occupation: Scaffolder
Boat make: phantom 25
Engines: mercs xs200
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 25
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oil
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Originally Posted by scottyboy
Try Greg at GB watersports but i think there is generally a short supply at the mo.
01733 322108
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thanks I will give them a ring and see, otherwise is there any other oil you would recomend?
kind regards
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18-04-2010, 10:48 PM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: Bristol area
Occupation: Electrician
Interests: mmm stella
Boat make: 16 reiver
Engines: mercury 125 optimax
Cruising area: Lyme Bay
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Bristol area
Posts: 344
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oil supplier
http://www.distributorlocator.exxonm...tor/index.aspx
go here and enter country and check marine box and click search
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