tcw III oil colour does it matter

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tcw III oil colour does it matter

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I generaly buy omc tcw - 3 which is red, I have a jug of castrol oil which is green. my oil tank is almost empty and needs to be filled before i leave the launch(Soon I hope) ....... does the colour matter, or just get another jug of omc oil.

BTW, 93 johnson 40 hp oil injected

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bear as long as it says tcw 3 on the label you are OK to use the oil. The color difference is a dye and it tells engineers what brand of oil you are using, no worries mate
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thanx Mike, just saved me a couple $$$
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