I was looking around at some of the engine maker websites and stumbled
across the new Mercury Verado supercharged, 4-stroke, big outboards with
their sequential, multi-port fuel injection and miles of other complexities
to ensure you have zero chance of getting the damned thing running if it
quits on the river, 35 miles from home.

One of the REQUIREMENTS of this ultra-sophisticated piece of American
ingenuity is its NMMA-certified FCW SAE 25W-40 motor oil. Of COURSE we
couldn't just have a super-sophisticated new outboard motor that ran on
just any old 4-stroke oil, like SAE SJ from Autozone. Oh, NO! We have to
invent a whole new line of ultra-profitable, very limited availability
motor oils you can only get at....guess where.....Your MERCURY dealer!
Federal law provides that if they specify a BRAND of motor oil, they have
to GIVE it to you for the life of the engine..... So, through the
loophole, we invent a new motor oil of stupid miltiple viscosity and
threaten to void your warranty, I'm sure, if you use SJ 15W-40 from
Autozone.

Don't suppose I'll be buying a Verado outboard.....or a Ficht....or an
OptiMax....any time soon. Stupid manufacturers still haven't learned their
lessons......

Search Google for "NMMA-certified FCW SAE 25W-40" and look at all 4 hits it
gets on the whole internet.....all Mercury, of course.

Wanna bet it's NOT $6/gallon? The damned thing holds EIGHT quarts of it!

My Suzuki recommends good ol' 10W-40. I just changed my oil and replaced it
with Semi-synthetic.





"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
...
I was looking around at some of the engine maker websites and stumbled
across the new Mercury Verado supercharged, 4-stroke, big outboards with
their sequential, multi-port fuel injection and miles of other
complexities
to ensure you have zero chance of getting the damned thing running if it
quits on the river, 35 miles from home.

One of the REQUIREMENTS of this ultra-sophisticated piece of American
ingenuity is its NMMA-certified FCW SAE 25W-40 motor oil. Of COURSE we
couldn't just have a super-sophisticated new outboard motor that ran on
just any old 4-stroke oil, like SAE SJ from Autozone. Oh, NO! We have to
invent a whole new line of ultra-profitable, very limited availability
motor oils you can only get at....guess where.....Your MERCURY dealer!
Federal law provides that if they specify a BRAND of motor oil, they have
to GIVE it to you for the life of the engine..... So, through the
loophole, we invent a new motor oil of stupid miltiple viscosity and
threaten to void your warranty, I'm sure, if you use SJ 15W-40 from
Autozone.

Don't suppose I'll be buying a Verado outboard.....or a Ficht....or an
OptiMax....any time soon. Stupid manufacturers still haven't learned
their
lessons......

Search Google for "NMMA-certified FCW SAE 25W-40" and look at all 4 hits
it
gets on the whole internet.....all Mercury, of course.

Wanna bet it's NOT $6/gallon? The damned thing holds EIGHT quarts of it!

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message

One of the REQUIREMENTS of this ultra-sophisticated piece of American
ingenuity is its NMMA-certified FCW SAE 25W-40 motor oil.


"NOYB" wrote in message
...
My Suzuki recommends good ol' 10W-40. I just changed my oil and replaced
it with Semi-synthetic.




Go to a library or find a a back issue of the March 2004 Trailer Boats
Magazine. They reported on and lab tested both specialty 4-stroke outboard
oils against ordinary car oils, including Mobil 1. The results were
suprising..

Bill Grannis
service manager

"Billgran" wrote in message
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"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message

One of the REQUIREMENTS of this ultra-sophisticated piece of American
ingenuity is its NMMA-certified FCW SAE 25W-40 motor oil.


"NOYB" wrote in message
...
My Suzuki recommends good ol' 10W-40. I just changed my oil and replaced
it with Semi-synthetic.




Go to a library or find a a back issue of the March 2004 Trailer Boats
Magazine. They reported on and lab tested both specialty 4-stroke
outboard oils against ordinary car oils, including Mobil 1. The results
were suprising..


Can you provide a brief summary of their conclusions?

"Billgran" wrote in message
. ..



"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message

One of the REQUIREMENTS of this ultra-sophisticated piece of American
ingenuity is its NMMA-certified FCW SAE 25W-40 motor oil.


"NOYB" wrote in message
...
My Suzuki recommends good ol' 10W-40. I just changed my oil and replaced
it with Semi-synthetic.




Go to a library or find a a back issue of the March 2004 Trailer Boats
Magazine. They reported on and lab tested both specialty 4-stroke
outboard oils against ordinary car oils, including Mobil 1. The results
were suprising..

Bill Grannis
service manager

Bill,
You post as "seahorse" on bass fishing website, right?

"Billgran" wrote in
:

Go to a library or find a a back issue of the March 2004 Trailer Boats
Magazine. They reported on and lab tested both specialty 4-stroke
outboard oils against ordinary car oils, including Mobil 1. The
results were suprising..

Bill Grannis
service manager


Other than paying off some NMMA bureaucrat for "certification", what's so
special about this wonderful lube oil, Bill?

This scam reminds me of the TC-W3 scams....

Larry,
Is it possible an additive or a synthetic oil could improve the lubrication
properties of oil?

I know there are many products that are "snake oil" (and I am guilty of
buying my fair share) but I would think some would be able to give your
basic oil improved properties.

Speaking of "snake oil" how many people fell for the Teflon additives, such
as Slick 50. My complaint was not that it was useless, but that it actually
caused accelerated wear on engines. I guess my biggest complaint is I
actually fell for it.



"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
...
"Billgran" wrote in
:

Go to a library or find a a back issue of the March 2004 Trailer Boats
Magazine. They reported on and lab tested both specialty 4-stroke
outboard oils against ordinary car oils, including Mobil 1. The
results were suprising..

Bill Grannis
service manager


Other than paying off some NMMA bureaucrat for "certification", what's so
special about this wonderful lube oil, Bill?

This scam reminds me of the TC-W3 scams....

On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 09:05:35 -0400, "Me Again" wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

Is it possible an additive or a synthetic oil could improve the lubrication
properties of oil?

I didn't believe it, but it does.

I used TCW-3 spec Pennzoil on my Ranger (which, according to the
warranty specs is all that is required) and the plugs carboned up like
you wouldn't believe. The first year I owned it, I had a decrease in
performance due to carboned plugs. When I pulled them just to check,
I was blowen away by the sheer amount of carbon.

I switched to FICHT oil and problem solved.

So the evidence is yes, there are additives in FICHT oil and I assume
other manufacturer's oil, that are specific to their machine's
requirements.

Later,

Tom

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
...
"Billgran" wrote in
:

Go to a library or find a a back issue of the March 2004 Trailer Boats
Magazine. They reported on and lab tested both specialty 4-stroke
outboard oils against ordinary car oils, including Mobil 1. The
results were suprising..

Bill Grannis
service manager


Other than paying off some NMMA bureaucrat for "certification", what's so
special about this wonderful lube oil, Bill?

This scam reminds me of the TC-W3 scams....

What scam?

On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 09:36:22 -0400, "SoFarrell"
wrote:


"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
...
"Billgran" wrote in
:

Go to a library or find a a back issue of the March 2004 Trailer Boats
Magazine. They reported on and lab tested both specialty 4-stroke
outboard oils against ordinary car oils, including Mobil 1. The
results were suprising..

Bill Grannis
service manager


Other than paying off some NMMA bureaucrat for "certification", what's so
special about this wonderful lube oil, Bill?

This scam reminds me of the TC-W3 scams....

What scam?

It's the same as the Metz antenna scam - only different. :)

Later,

Tom