Just to touch on oil injection, like all things, when oil injection first came out, there were a few that were against it and remain so, for their personal reasons. That seems to have fallen to the wayside, in the same way that the "new fangled Rotax 912 is too complicated and unreliable" opinion has. Far, far, more 2 strokes have failed due to the issues of improper mixture, etc, than and extremely rare oil pump failure. But, again, there's still a few that are really vocal about the oil injection, just as there are many that believe in it and use it.
There's many benefits to the oil inspection, especially if you are looking for reliability. If you are looking to do any long cross countries, consider the logistics of having to do that with premix. When I flew across the US, it was very easy to arrange for oil deliveries at an FBO about every 400 miles, and them to have it ready, and no muss, no fuss, pour it in the oil tank, no mixing and wondering if it was mixing, etc. Never, never have I had a problem with the oil injection, or had reason to doubt it would not work. The only time I heard of a failure was when someone who thought they were a motorcycle mechanic from their racing days felt they could “tweak” it for better whatever. Leave it alone, follow the Rotax guidelines.
You shouldn't have any oil stains on your rudder. The only time I saw that was when I ran a richer jet, which would explain it. The old injection uses less oil, as it is the ratio will vary, compared to a premix which always has the same amount of oil suspended in the gas, regardless of whether it's idling, or full throttle. I never had an oily film on my muffler, it was either a dark soot, or a whiter soot, depending one whether it was 100LL or auto fuel. Keep in mind I'm not a Rotax expert, but I knew what worked for my 582 because of in depth conversations with experts like Mike Stratman of CPS, who wrote the book on Rotax 2 strokes, and Bevor Borne of Airtech.
Talk to others regarding opinions on oil injection, Bryan Toepfer at CPS, Bevor Borne at Airtech, are just a few. Bryan with CPS I’m sure has some good horror stories. If you can get Bevor away form his Cajun food, he’s an incredible source of info.
https://www.cps-parts.comhttps://air-techinc.comThe picture shows how I carried 1/2 gallon of oil on my legs, a simple daypack on the side of my seat. I met some great people on my trips when I would stop at some remote FBO and the guy at the counter would have my 2 stroke oil out and say"I knew this was yours, we never get planes like yours out here looking for oil. " You're in for some great adventures.
