Castrol A747 Oil

[thebassmasta]

this is info ive found for another caster based oil

I will be doing the same myself, apparently rock oil do one aswell , as do morris and silkolene

WARNING!!!!!!!! This a not a synthetic oil and will NOT mix with any other oils! If changing over from any synthetic oil, then the following must be adhered to: drain all existing fuel from tank, pour a tiny amount of pure petrol into the tank and run for a very short amount of time-eg ,1-2 minutes on TICKOVER, only to clear out the fuel lines, carb, and whatever remnants of 2 stroke oil are left in the engine, then stop the engine, re-fuel with the correct amount of Castor 927 and petrol, and remember to mix thoroughly as Castor based oils tend to be thicker than other 2-Stroke oils. Shake the container or scooter vigorously!

Recommended for all tuned Lambrettas, Alloy and Cast Iron tuned Lambrettas, high revving Lambrettas, etc etc, not really designed for standard engines.

[warts]

If you just want the smell, a capful in the tank never caused me problems when I used bardahl/filtrate etc before I had it overbored. About 15ml into two gallons-ish?
My dad did it in his old Arial Red Hunter, maybe he thought it was like redex.
Don't think there was ever an "officially".

[steeleyscoot]

No real preference with Castrol A747 over any other oil, in fact I've decided to try Silkolene Pro KR2 based on feedback from a couple of other scooterists, it's a synthetic based oil with castor added as a small %. So you get the benefits of synthetic oil with the gorgeous smell of burnt castor (allegedly he says)

Got some off eBay at £13 a litre incl p&p, not cheap i know but......

Will give it a go and let you know.

[simonwwfc]

I'm using castrol xr77 yes expensive and yes race only but hasn't done my muggy 186 no harm . Runs and starts a treat first kick even when not been used all week , I buy 15 ltrs of unleaded from garage and add 4.5 two percent jugs of oil give container good shake jobs a good en

[Ketje]

I used to run with A747 in a tuned Imola. Great oil but....doesn't mix with others, the mix has to be used within 2 weeks, doesn"t like cold temperatures. Ran the Imola at 2% and never had any problems.

[SouthamptonSaint]

Used to use A747 with no probs but have been recommended to use Agip racing 2T oil with my engine built by Chiselspeed, they say:
RACING 2T is a super high performance synthetic lubricant containing castor oil developed for all kind of competition of 2 stroke engines both air and water cooled. The product should be used premixed. We run this oil in all of our race bikes.