Scottoiler - Dual Injector - Worthwhile? Waste of Money?

Hey peeps,

Finally got round to fitting my Scottoiler a few weeks back with all working fine.
However... now I've done some miles on it and the previous lube on the chain has started to wear off, it seems that one side of the chain is keeping lubed nicely by the Scottoiler, and the other is starting to get dry (The nicely lubed side of the chain matches the side that the dispensor is flowing onto from the back sprocket).

My question:
Is it worthwhile to buy a Dual Injector add-on to cover both sides? Or simply turn the flow of the Scottoiler up so that the oil will spread across to the whole chain? (As I've currently got the flow set to Minimum)

I personally had nothing but hassle with it. It would always drain when the bike was packed up, and then air lock. I tried 3 different units from scotoiler and could never get the flow rate right. It would pour out of 1 nib, and hardly even drip out of the other.

I eventually returned them and set it up as single nib and have never looked back.

I also bought one because I though it was a genious idea... however it was a load of carp!

It seemed like you could never mount it quite right. Riding would always force one of the two nibs to point away from the sprocket. It would always block up and stop putting any oil on, basically as described in the above post. Eventually, maybe with a speed bump or something, the sprocket ate up one of the two nibs and that was that for the dual injector.

I also went back to single nib and once set up well it works fantastically seemingly forever!

a1istair.

Wot they said above. Don't waste money on the dual injector.

Thanks guys, getting a nice clear picture

Just out of curiousity, what flow level do you have them set at?
I'm thinking that might solve my problem!

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Steve_God

Just out of curiousity, what flow level do you have them set at?

Depends on the ambient temperature, basically I turn up the flow till I begin to see fling on the back wheel, then I turn it back down a little bit. Seems to work OK.

I've found theres no set setting that will work on every bike as they all seem to flow a bit differently. In your shoes I'd turn the flow up till the chain is lubed to a level you are happy with and then adjust it from there...

Buy a Tutoro duel sided nib for about £4 and use that, they are about as simple as can be and mine has never air-locked or drained itself and it keeps both sides of the chain nice and wet looking.

Sometimes, simple things work better...

Originally Posted by Stonesie

Buy a Tutoro duel sided nib

Just had a look at that on their website - seems a much simplier way to have a twin feed!

Does it join straight into the existing Scottoiler setup or did you have to modify the end pipe to accomodate it? Also, given it's 'pinch' style, are there any issues of it getting pulled in towards the chain by the sprocket?

I have the full Tutoro oiler, but it should plug onto the scottoiler pipe although that might need extending.
The pinch pressure on it is next to nothing so once you set it in place it tends to stay put, mine needed a slight adjustment after about 60 miles because the soft plastic pipes ware onto the sprocket a bit, another 1100 miles and it's not moved.

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by Stonesie

Sometimes, simple things work better...

That'd be the original single tube that came with the Scotoiler - which works perfectly and is the most robust.