Just curious, but what sort of equipment uses a 16:1 mix, and how old is it? Outboard motors have been 50:1 or higher for over forty years.
As said earlier, this subject has been beat to death many times here with no resolution. Personally, I use Opti2 mixed with premium gas in all my power equipment. I just mix it according to what it says on the bottle; I have no idea what the ratio works out to be. Of course, my equipment--two Stihl saws and a Stihl brushcutter--is relatively modern. My oldest saw is a mere sixteen years old. If you've got a 50 year-old saw, you might want to stick with a rich mix.
It's important that you don't use TC-W rated oils (typically TC-W3 these days) in your air-cooled power equipment. TC-W oil is specifically made for water-cooled outboard motors. Stick with oil that carries the JASO FD or ISO-L-EGD rating. These are the most stringent ratings for air-cooled oils. FD and EGD are the same spec from different standards agencies.
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