Fogging Oil for winter storage?
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I used to sell a , (unnamed synthetic oil). At an event I was working, I had a guy come up to me and relate his problems with 2 marine diesels in Jacksonville, Fl. He told me that he had problems with rust in the cylinders when they sat unused for several months. Someone told him to try, (unnamed synthetic oil). He did, and that solved his problem. That (unnamed synthetic oil) has a very robust anti rust additive. All the oils from that company have the anti rust additive. Might want to try that. DISCLAIMER: I don't sell that oil anymore.
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Any boat store will have a selection of fogging oil, but you can CAREFULLY put a small squirt of almost any kind of oil into the intake while it's running.
That said, I wouldn't recommend it, I bent a rod on a marine 454 doing that. Better to just take out the spark plugs, put a little squirt of oil into each cylinder, and turn the engine over for a few seconds.
THAT said, I wouldn't do anything at all to the cylinders. YMMV.
That said, I wouldn't recommend it, I bent a rod on a marine 454 doing that. Better to just take out the spark plugs, put a little squirt of oil into each cylinder, and turn the engine over for a few seconds.
THAT said, I wouldn't do anything at all to the cylinders. YMMV.
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Any boat store will have a selection of fogging oil, but you can CAREFULLY put a small squirt of almost any kind of oil into the intake while it's running.
That said, I wouldn't recommend it, I bent a rod on a marine 454 doing that. Better to just take out the spark plugs, put a little squirt of oil into each cylinder, and turn the engine over for a few seconds.
THAT said, I wouldn't do anything at all to the cylinders. YMMV.
That said, I wouldn't recommend it, I bent a rod on a marine 454 doing that. Better to just take out the spark plugs, put a little squirt of oil into each cylinder, and turn the engine over for a few seconds.
THAT said, I wouldn't do anything at all to the cylinders. YMMV.
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Ok, so a colleague of mine just asked me if I use "fogging oil" for when I store my bike for the winter. Ive been working on cars and bikes for over 25 years and Ive honestly never heard of this stuff. I put Sta-bil in my bike and call it a day.
Has anyone ever used fogging oil?
Has anyone ever used fogging oil?
I pull the plugs and put a shot down the hole just for good measure, and put baby to bed.
Whole process plus a quick stop at macs = 45 mins.
Wiz 🍻