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    Oil for 2008 Mercury 115 Optimax

    What is the correct oil for a 2008 115hp Optimax ?

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    Mercury or Quicksilver DFI oil,same as the bigger Opti’s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rip Bass View Post
    Mercury or Quicksilver DFI oil,same as the bigger Opti’s.
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    Mine 2010 has only ran Pennzoil Premium Plus or XLF in it since brand new, 162 hours on it now and it still runs great.

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    Academy has quicksilver blend the cheapest and its fine

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2dwoods View Post
    Academy has quicksilver blend the cheapest and its fine
    And is the same as Mercury because it is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2dwoods View Post
    Academy has quicksilver blend the cheapest and its fine
    Careful... there are a NUMBER of different "Quicksilver Blends". Optimax/DFI Oil is the correct oil.


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    Thank you