| Hey all, I post this to be shot down. Tell me if I'm wrong. I've owned 2 cycle outboards off and on for over 30 years. All Evinrude and
Johnson.
The few problems I ever had with them were related to the outdrive (once,
for age) or were electrical (periodic, for submersion in saltwater).
At a marina, most places will put it in last. When refilling a partially
full tank, it is hard to know how much oil to put in until you know how much
gas you put in.
Personally, I've added the oil first and last. First for empty tanks, last
for partials.
The oil is completely soluble in gasoline and will naturally disburse in a
short period of time. This may be a bit dated, but the anecdote is that oil injections systems and
their alarms may fail.
The downside is your engine will overheat and you will sputter to a stop.
The upside, when working properly (which is usual), is that they do
accurately apply the correct amout of oil, which reduces smoking, polution
and possibly oil usage. On the occasions where I or someone (the guy at the marina) forgot the oil,
we sputtered to a stop, deliberated, divined the error and added the oil.
Then we resumed our fun.
On the occasions where I or someone (it was me) doubled the oil, we smoked
quite a bit until our next tank. I don't recommend forgetting the oil or accidently doubling it, but if on
rare occasions it happens, it is not catastrophic.
If you, someone else or the oil injector messes up often, it probably could
be. My suggestion is to use the oil injection system and periodically give the
oil level a visual inspection during use.
It may be hard to tell with light usage, but over time you will be able to
tell.
If you sputter to a stop and the oil isn't being used, put oil in the gas. The absolute here is to always keep a quart or two of the 2 cycle engine oil
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