Mix gasoline for the moped yourself

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You have to mix gasoline for the moped - but correctly. Gone are the days when there was a ready-made mixture at every gas station. Mopeds and many mopeds only run with a mixture, so that you as the driver are forced to mix the gasoline for the moped yourself.

Free travel - with the right gasoline.
Free travel - with the right gasoline. © Michael Bührke / Pixelio

What you need:

  • Mixing can
  • canister

Petrol is not just petrol

  • With a new vehicle, take a close look at what type of fuel is required for your moped 4-stroke engines are also increasingly being developed for small-volume engines and they are used in mopeds and mopeds Use. While the wrong gasoline for a 4-strokeengine If only one pollution and malfunction means, bare gasoline in 2-stroke engines will lead to serious damage and you will get stuck with this vehicle.
  • You should also make sure that you only buy oil from well-known manufacturers for your 2-stroke moped. It must be specifically classified as a 2-stroke oil. Other oils are not suitable for the combustion conditions in 2-stroke engines and will lead to damage sooner or later.

This creates a homogeneous mixture for the moped

  1. At the grandparents' petrol stations there were still special mixing cans with a stirring plate in them. This enabled the gas station attendant to vigorously stir the gasoline-oil mixture. Such a device would be the ideal tool for mixing gasoline yourself. Hardly anyone will have such a jug anymore.
  2. As an alternative, a canister can be used. Make sure which mixing ratio your engine needs and work out the required amount of oil that has to be in the canister. With a mixing ratio of 1:50, you must add 100ml of oil to the 5 liter canister in order to maintain the prescribed ratio.
  3. An even mixture works best when you have about 1 liter of gasoline in the canister. Then add the Quantum 2-stroke oil and shake this small amount vigorously. Then fill the canister full of gasoline.
  4. Mixing ratio 2-stroke engine - you should pay attention to this when mixing

    With 2-stroke engines, the engine is lubricated, not as with 4-stroke engines ...

  5. The filling whirls up the well-mixed small mixture again, there is no need to shake it again, as the canister is now more difficult to move due to its weight. You can safely fill the mixture produced in this way into the tank.

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