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Evinrude TC-W3 in the Evinrude bottle is all the same no matter where you buy it.
I have seen the same exact bottles on the shelf at many places including Wal-Mart in the past.
I haven't seen the older TC-W3 Evinrude oil on BRP website.
They now sell:
XD30
XD50 is a blend of synthetic blend
XD100 is pure synthetic
I have been using Evinrude TC-W3 in all my OMC motors for 40 years.
I am down to my last drop of oil and will be changing to the XD50 blend next time I purchase oil for my older 1985 Evinrude 150. http://shop.evinrude.com/products/343...4/2-stroke
DOMO online sells the xd-100 cheaper than anywhere else I have found. I usually like to support my local shop to show my loyalty, but at $10 less per gallon delivered, I am leaning that way. I recently got "stuck" while on Nantucket, and they got it to me in 5 days.
As an aside, the XD100 seems to smoke much less, and smells better.... Kind of like frenchfries!
I haven't yet, because of the cost, but the Yamaha is a little rough at idle, and my first inkling is to try the XD100. I want to burn the rest of my tank down first though.
Heres my experience..17 years running Castrol Outboard tcw 3 oil in my 60 hp evinrude without a knock...
now i am running the required mercury 20 - 40 in my new to me..merc 115hp 4 stroke...big bux oil...11 bux per liter....but i am a firm believer in u get what u pay for.. end of story
I have to wonder about all of this. We had an almost exact same discussion on an ATV forum I frequent. Polaris claimed we had to use Polaris fluids in our machines. They sold a host of different oils for the various cases on each machine and all were super expensive when compared to the same rated lubricants from other vendors.
I do agree that some oils are in fact better than others of the same rated qualities. If it works for you and your machine then it must be OK.
One guy did do some research and he worked in a bottling plant where they filled the oil jugs and packed them in cases for distribution to the retailers. He claimed that one day they could be bottling Penzoil in bottles labeled for that brand and the next day they could be bottling Polaris oil in jugs labeled for them. The vat the oil came from was the same and only the label and bottle was different. If you think about it, Polaris, Evinrude/OMC, Mercury and Yamaha all make motors but none are oil refiners. They all have particular specifications they demand in their oils but they all also farm these fluids out to the refiners who blend the oils and bottle them with their labels. Are we to believe that Polaris oil comes from the same vat as Penzoil but at the end they squirt a bit of this or that in each battle to make them all that much different?
I don't honestly believe my engine knows the difference between Polaris synthetic and Mobil 1 of the exact same rating but my wallet sure does. Just like with gasoline, I do seem to get a little better mileage from BP than I do if I use brand X of the same octane rating but that could all be in my head because I like the guys at the BP station and the price is almost always the same as the others.
I don't go cheap on my lubrication's but as long as it has the specified ratings the engine requires I seriously doubt the name brand makes much difference at all. I like Amsoil and they claim they have a lubricant for any and every application that will meet or exceed the manufacturers stated requirements. I am very fond of my well water but the water at your house might be just as good even if it tastes a little different.
