
Lubricants for two-cycle engines 13
3 Lubricants for two-cycle engines
Engine oils
Dispose of used fluids and lubricants in accordance with local regulations.
Used oil must never be disposed of via the fuel tank!
Engine oil requirements for two-cycle engines
SAE grade
40
Specification API CF-2
Test Method Limit Value
ASTM ISO
Viscosity at 100 °C (mm
2
/s)
D 445 EN 3104 12.5 - 16.3
Viscosity at 40 °C (mm
2
/s)
D 445 EN 3104 130 - 150
Pour point (°C)
D
97
3
016
M
ax. -15
Flashpoint (°C)
D 92 2592 Max. 225
Sulfated
ash (by weight %)
D 874 DIN 51575 Max. 1.0
Total base number
(mgKOH/g)
D 2896 3771 7.0 - 10.0
Sulfur (mg/kg)
14596 4000 - 8
000
Phosphor mg/kg DIN 51363-2/3
800 - 1000
Zinc (mg/kg)
DIN 51391-3 800 - 1000
Start failures may occur at ambient temperatures < 0 °C when the engine is operated with
SAE grade 40 oils.
If no start aids are available, oils of SAE grade 30 may be used as a short-term solution. At
lower temperatures (-18 to -32 °C) oils of SAE grade 15W-40 may also be used. These oils
must, however, comply with the specification API CF-2 and have a high-temperature viscosity
of min. 3.7 cP at 150 °C.
The oil grade must be changed bac
k to SAE 40 as soon as the temperatures allow to do so.
Analytical limit values for used two-cycle engine oils SAE 40
ASTM ISO
Limit Value
Viscosity at 100 °C (mm
2
/s)
D 445 EN 3104 Min. 12.5
Max. 16.3
Soot content (by weight %)
DIN 51452 Max. 0.8
Water (% by vol
.)
D 1744 EN 12937 Max. 0.3
Ethylene glycol D 2982 DIN 51375 Negative
Iron (mg/k
g)
ASTM D 5185
Max. 150
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