I bought this because I wanted to try out some different oils and I was intrigued by the "green" concept. I first tried this oil in October, and it seemed to work fine -- I didn't notice anything particularly better than any other oil I had used, but it was certainly no worse.
However, I had measured this into other (smaller) bottles, and I only used one when it was warm. The other three bottles sat in my car, which, unsurprisingly, experiences temperatures below freezing (but above 0 degrees F) in the winter. When I went to go grab another bottle, I noticed that it didn't flow quite as nicely as any of the other oils I had. Actually, it didn't flow AT ALL. It had turned into a pond-scum-green slushie. All of it. All of my other oils were perfectly fine, but this Bio oil (yes, I had very clearly marked which was which, and they were all different colors anyway) had frozen. When I set it in front of a heater, it returned to its normal unfrozen state, but I noticed a strange white-ish debris in the bottom of the container. I have no idea what it is, but I am fairly confident that it is a product of the oil or of the oil freezing, and not of anything that may have magically appeared inside a sealed container.
My two-strokes use premix, so I can't say for sure what would happen, but I hate to think what frozen oil would do in an oil injector or an oil tank. Maybe this would work just fine if you only rode when it was warm outside, but that's not going to cut it for me. I'll keep what I have left around for oiling gaskets and lending to frenemies in the summer months, but I'm definitely not going to run this in my bikes and I'm never buying this oil again.Get more detail about Green Earth Technologies 01107 G Oil 2-Cycle Engine Oil 2.6 oz.
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