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Oil for a genny
I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? -- geoff |
Oil for a genny
geoff wrote:
I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? When are you most likely to use it? Power outage in the winter and wishing to run a critical unit? Might be a bugger to start. For the amount of oil involved, I think I would spend the pennies on some 10/30. It really depends upon the intended use, I guess. |
Oil for a genny
In message , Clot
writes geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? When are you most likely to use it? Power outage in the winter and wishing to run a critical unit? Might be a bugger to start. For the amount of oil involved, I think I would spend the pennies on some 10/30. It really depends upon the intended use, I guess. I was more thinking that for running it in, if I change the oil after 8 hours for initial bedding in crud removal, what I have sitting on the shelf would be adequate -- geoff |
Oil for a genny
geoff wrote:
In message , Clot writes geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? When are you most likely to use it? Power outage in the winter and wishing to run a critical unit? Might be a bugger to start. For the amount of oil involved, I think I would spend the pennies on some 10/30. It really depends upon the intended use, I guess. I was more thinking that for running it in, if I change the oil after 8 hours for initial bedding in crud removal, what I have sitting on the shelf would be adequate If I read you right, what you are intending is to use SAE20 for running in and then go to 10/30? Do you think you need to "run it in". I have to confess I do not know about light engines these days. Bought my wife a new 206cc for Christmas in 2006. I was shocked to find that Peugeot did not require a first service until either 12k miles or two years! She's only done 5000m in it so far. I'm of the old school and prefer to have an initial service to remove any possible crud. |
Oil for a genny
In message , Clot
writes geoff wrote: In message , Clot writes geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? When are you most likely to use it? Power outage in the winter and wishing to run a critical unit? Might be a bugger to start. For the amount of oil involved, I think I would spend the pennies on some 10/30. It really depends upon the intended use, I guess. I was more thinking that for running it in, if I change the oil after 8 hours for initial bedding in crud removal, what I have sitting on the shelf would be adequate If I read you right, what you are intending is to use SAE20 for running in and then go to 10/30? Do you think you need to "run it in". I have to confess I do not know about light engines these days. Yeah, it's just a cheap and nasty one from Costco and the manual does mention running it in Just had my knuckled rapped for even thinking of using fork oil in UKRM, so I'd better get some engine oil tomorrow -- geoff |
Oil for a genny
"geoff" wrote in message ... In message , Clot writes geoff wrote: In message , Clot writes geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? When are you most likely to use it? Power outage in the winter and wishing to run a critical unit? Might be a bugger to start. For the amount of oil involved, I think I would spend the pennies on some 10/30. It really depends upon the intended use, I guess. I was more thinking that for running it in, if I change the oil after 8 hours for initial bedding in crud removal, what I have sitting on the shelf would be adequate If I read you right, what you are intending is to use SAE20 for running in and then go to 10/30? Do you think you need to "run it in". I have to confess I do not know about light engines these days. Yeah, it's just a cheap and nasty one from Costco and the manual does mention running it in Just had my knuckled rapped for even thinking of using fork oil in UKRM, so I'd better get some engine oil tomorrow -- geoff I guess Fork Oil is a hydraulic oil - and lacks any engine additives. |
Oil for a genny
geoff wrote:
In message , Clot writes geoff wrote: In message , Clot writes geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? When are you most likely to use it? Power outage in the winter and wishing to run a critical unit? Might be a bugger to start. For the amount of oil involved, I think I would spend the pennies on some 10/30. It really depends upon the intended use, I guess. I was more thinking that for running it in, if I change the oil after 8 hours for initial bedding in crud removal, what I have sitting on the shelf would be adequate If I read you right, what you are intending is to use SAE20 for running in and then go to 10/30? Do you think you need to "run it in". I have to confess I do not know about light engines these days. Yeah, it's just a cheap and nasty one from Costco and the manual does mention running it in Just had my knuckled rapped for even thinking of using fork oil in UKRM, so I'd better get some engine oil tomorrow Cheapskate ;) |
Oil for a genny
geoff wrote in message geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, Yeah, it's just a cheap and nasty one from Costco and the manual does mention running it in i thought all small Costco geneys were 2stroke? - |
Oil for a genny
In message , Clot
writes geoff wrote: In message , Clot writes geoff wrote: In message , Clot writes geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? When are you most likely to use it? Power outage in the winter and wishing to run a critical unit? Might be a bugger to start. For the amount of oil involved, I think I would spend the pennies on some 10/30. It really depends upon the intended use, I guess. I was more thinking that for running it in, if I change the oil after 8 hours for initial bedding in crud removal, what I have sitting on the shelf would be adequate If I read you right, what you are intending is to use SAE20 for running in and then go to 10/30? Do you think you need to "run it in". I have to confess I do not know about light engines these days. Yeah, it's just a cheap and nasty one from Costco and the manual does mention running it in Just had my knuckled rapped for even thinking of using fork oil in UKRM, so I'd better get some engine oil tomorrow Cheapskate ;) More that I have the stuff lying around , having managed to get the old GS750 through its MOT without having to use it Now with the blade, I'd leave it to someone else -- geoff |
Oil for a genny
On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:07:56 +0000, geoff wrote:
In message , Clot writes geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? When are you most likely to use it? Power outage in the winter and wishing to run a critical unit? Might be a bugger to start. For the amount of oil involved, I think I would spend the pennies on some 10/30. It really depends upon the intended use, I guess. I was more thinking that for running it in, if I change the oil after 8 hours for initial bedding in crud removal, what I have sitting on the shelf would be adequate I'd have thought that fork oil isn't intended for high-speed engine lubrication/cooling use. Besides, if you use a non-approved oil any warranty claim would be very likely contested. 10/30 oil is so cheap that it would be daft to use anything else. Keep the SAE 20 stuff for the bike. Horses for courses, as they say... I used to use Duckham's Q 20/50 oil - 7/6d a gallon from the Motorists Discount Centre locally ... -- Frank Erskine |
Oil for a genny
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:31:50 UTC, Frank Erskine
wrote: I used to use Duckham's Q 20/50 oil - 7/6d a gallon from the Motorists Discount Centre locally ... So did I! I said it was obvious it was a detergent oil - just look at the colour! -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by http://www.diybanter.com |
Oil for a genny
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geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? I'd say not - specialist oils won't be to the same formulation as engine ones. There's more to an oil than the viscosity. Think Halfords had a good brand 10/30 on offer the other day in 5 litre containers. -- *Therapy is expensive, poppin' bubble wrap is cheap! You choose. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Oil for a genny
On 18 Dec, 22:23, geoff wrote:
It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? No, no heat resistance and it will carbon up in no time. As sticky rings are a big problem for littl engine failures, that's bad. Use convenient random car (petrol) engine oil. Approximating 10/30 is good, but it's not going to complain too loudly if it's 10/40. |
Oil for a genny
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writes In article , geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, I've got some SAE 20 fork oil lying around, should that be OK ? I'd say not - specialist oils won't be to the same formulation as engine ones. There's more to an oil than the viscosity. Think Halfords had a good brand 10/30 on offer the other day in 5 litre containers. it takes 0.4l I bought a litre of 10/40 for a silly price at the garage on the way to work this morning That'll do -- geoff |
Oil for a genny
In message , Mark
writes geoff wrote in message geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, Yeah, it's just a cheap and nasty one from Costco and the manual does mention running it in i thought all small Costco geneys were 2stroke? THis one's 4 stroke -- geoff |
Oil for a genny
geoff wrote in message ... geoff wrote in message geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, Yeah, it's just a cheap and nasty one from Costco and the manual does mention running it in i thought all small Costco geneys were 2stroke? THis one's 4 stroke Out of curiosity how easy is it to start. - |
Oil for a genny
In message , Mark
writes geoff wrote in message ... geoff wrote in message geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, Yeah, it's just a cheap and nasty one from Costco and the manual does mention running it in i thought all small Costco geneys were 2stroke? THis one's 4 stroke Out of curiosity how easy is it to start. Gi'us a chance playtime tomorrow ... -- geoff |
Oil for a genny
In message , geoff
writes In message , Mark writes geoff wrote in message ... geoff wrote in message geoff wrote: I bought a little 900W genny the other week It says to use 10/30 oil, Yeah, it's just a cheap and nasty one from Costco and the manual does mention running it in i thought all small Costco geneys were 2stroke? THis one's 4 stroke Out of curiosity how easy is it to start. Gi'us a chance playtime tomorrow ... and the answer is ... once I remembered to turn the fuel tap on, very easily I have run it three times under a light load today and each time it started first pull as for the oil, putting in the 0.4l it says in the manual, causes it to overflow from the filling hole, even after it's been running It seems to want about half that -- geoff |
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