It calls for a 10w30. Whats a good choice, thinking a hdeo, or some PP
Best Oil for Honda EU2000 Gen
- Thread starter Realtech214
- Start date
- Status
JHZR2
Staff member
Amsoil ACD
Rotella T5.
I put Pennzoil Ultra in mine.
OVERKILL
$100 Site Donor 2021
I'm running M1 0w-40 in my Honda GCV160
Valvoline VR1 10W-30 for break-in, Rotella T5 after that.
They have plastic camshafts, no, I'm not kidding. No need for oils with high ZDDP. I'd pick standard Mobil 1 for overall use.
Originally Posted By: Cujet
They have plastic camshafts, no, I'm not kidding. No need for oils with high ZDDP. I'd pick standard Mobil 1 for overall use.
for real? i never popped the lid on the eu2000 I had, but I did look inside the GC engine on the honda hrx mower--- its cam was metal... and that's the lower-tier engine. that would surprise.
regarding oil, I don't think those engines really care. they get tons of hours on them at trade shows, small work sites, camping--- with not even internet lore of consistent failures.
They have plastic camshafts, no, I'm not kidding. No need for oils with high ZDDP. I'd pick standard Mobil 1 for overall use.
for real? i never popped the lid on the eu2000 I had, but I did look inside the GC engine on the honda hrx mower--- its cam was metal... and that's the lower-tier engine. that would surprise.
regarding oil, I don't think those engines really care. they get tons of hours on them at trade shows, small work sites, camping--- with not even internet lore of consistent failures.
Last edited:
I realise Honda has a good reputation and that plastic cams probably mean nothing, but it is one of the reasons I went with Subaru-Robin.
Metal cam, cast-iron cylinder liner, timing chain instead of belt, and no special tools needed for repair.
Metal cam, cast-iron cylinder liner, timing chain instead of belt, and no special tools needed for repair.
Originally Posted By: RF Overlord
I realise Honda has a good reputation and that plastic cams probably mean nothing, but it is one of the reasons I went with Subaru-Robin.
Metal cam, cast-iron cylinder liner, timing chain instead of belt, and no special tools needed for repair.
Great point and I agree, except Subaru discontinued their small gen that competed w/ the eu2000i.
Yamaha also makes a nice small inverter with iron cylinder liner and better valvetrain but the fuel tank is gravity fed...no fuel pump...so attaching an extended-run external tank is a tad more complicated.
I realise Honda has a good reputation and that plastic cams probably mean nothing, but it is one of the reasons I went with Subaru-Robin.
Metal cam, cast-iron cylinder liner, timing chain instead of belt, and no special tools needed for repair.
Great point and I agree, except Subaru discontinued their small gen that competed w/ the eu2000i.
Yamaha also makes a nice small inverter with iron cylinder liner and better valvetrain but the fuel tank is gravity fed...no fuel pump...so attaching an extended-run external tank is a tad more complicated.
I have a friend that runs m1 10w30. He has a eu2000 he uses under continuous operation for week at a time. A 6500watt invertor honda that sees twice the use. Thousands of hours. He does note oil consumption with all hondas he has owned after a season or two. He keeps them longer then he has in the past. The three he has are 5-6 yrs old.
Ken
P.s.
He has tried tons of oil in a back up he has said oil burn rate is the same. He has a oil level replenisher on the 6500. Dump two quarts and walk away and forget for a few days or more.
Ken
P.s.
He has tried tons of oil in a back up he has said oil burn rate is the same. He has a oil level replenisher on the 6500. Dump two quarts and walk away and forget for a few days or more.
- Status
