Yamaha Bravo Oil Pump? - Snowmobile Forum: Your #1 Snowmobile Forum

ShawnSkeard · 10-27-2009, 03:58 PM

How come everyone disconnects the oil pump on their yamaha bravos and instead mix the gas? Are they un reliable or somethin? I just think it would be more convenient to use the pump

**RJ Gleason** · 10-27-2009, 10:03 PM

They think it saves weight and somebody told them that oil pumps were unreliable because somebody knew somebody who blew an engine from pump failure.

ShawnSkeard · 10-27-2009, 10:14 PM

ok thanks but are you sayin the oil pumps are reliable or not? if i do decide to just mix would i use a 50:1 mixture? That means for 50L of gas i need 1 L of oil right?

**RJ Gleason** · 10-27-2009, 10:17 PM

The pumps are reliable.
And your mix ratio would be right.

ShawnSkeard · 10-27-2009, 10:20 PM

alright thanks

1raddude · Yesterday, 11:27 PM

1/2 liter to a jerry can! and to answer your question; its not to save weight, dealing with 15 year or so old parts vs just mixing your gas when you buy it is the same as preventative measures!! all old 2 strokes where you mixed gas vs older tech oil pumps the mixed gas had fewer fatalities! i mix gas on both my bravo and my 88 enticer and i have piece of mind!(don't know which piece? but?) lot less things to go wrong!

sovatj · Yesterday, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 1raddude

1/2 liter to a jerry can! and to answer your question; its not to save weight, dealing with 15 year or so old parts vs just mixing your gas when you buy it is the same as preventative measures!! all old 2 strokes where you mixed gas vs older tech oil pumps the mixed gas had fewer fatalities! i mix gas on both my bravo and my 88 enticer and i have piece of mind!(don't know which piece? but?) lot less things to go wrong!

i hope that was a play on words and you know that is supposed to be peace of mind right hahaha