It is a 2 stroke, my bad, but we did not go through 50 gallons, we went
through 3 gallons of gas. There was no smoke. IF I start measuring
now, what kind of oil usage should I see per gallon of gas used? 1
quart per 5 gallons? or is it in time (1 quart per two hours) For all
I know, the dealer did not have the oil completely filled.

Butch Davis wrote:
Matt,

If it's an Opti it's not a four cycle, eh?

Butch
"m" wrote in message
...

We just got a new mercury optimax 135 hp (four cycle, of course) and
during its break-in it used a lot of oil. Is this normal? And how much
is too much and should I start worrying? (If everything was full from the
dealer, it was about 2 gallons low of oil after 2 hours of break-in.)

Matt