Can regular full synthetic oil be used in portable generator?

[Tom777]

Hi folks, I recently got the Westinghouse WGen9500DF generator. Manual says to use 4 stroke 10W30 or full synthetic 5w30 oil. I have a jug of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w30 and wondering if I can use it. Thanks in advance!

 

[jtwrace]

Yes, of course.

 

[JMJNet]

.... or full synthetic 5w30 oil. I have a jug of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w30 and wondering if I can use it. Thanks in advance!

full synthetic 5w30 oil = Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w30
Don't you think?

You don't need the whole jug, though.
Just need whatever the capacity of the engine oil.
Save the rest for next oil change.

 

[Oillover]

Hi folks, I recently got the Westinghouse WGen9500DF generator. Manual says to use 4 stroke 10W30 or full synthetic 5w30 oil. I have a jug of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w30 and wondering if I can use it. Thanks in advance!

Absolutely not! Use only Westinghouse brand 10w30 oil in your generator.

Then proceed to sending me your jug of PUP 5w30. I'll do you a favor by disposing it accordingly.

 

[Danno]

The PUP will be fine, your generator will thank you.

 

[wpod]

I would suggest to check the oil level often to learn the engines oil consumption if any.

 

[hardcore302]

Yes.

 

[4WD]

Hi folks, I recently got the Westinghouse WGen9500DF generator. Manual says to use 4 stroke 10W30 or full synthetic 5w30 oil. I have a jug of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w30 and wondering if I can use it. Thanks in advance!

I have that same Gen and it makes allot of heat. After a 4 hour break in … I put in Redline 10W30 ester/PAO and plan to leave for 3 years since it only runs during short outages … Since you have a full jug of PUP (think it’s 38 ounce or so) … I’d do that … Its a big motor to not have a filter …

 

[tnt_motorsports]

Hi folks, I recently got the Westinghouse WGen9500DF generator. Manual says to use 4 stroke 10W30 or full synthetic 5w30 oil. I have a jug of Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w30 and wondering if I can use it. Thanks in advance!

I've used nothing but synthetic in my Wen invertor generator or my previous traditional wen generator. I have used Mobil Super Synthetic 5w30, Super Tech FS 10w30 and Farm & Fleet HDEO 5w40.

just my $0.02

 

[tig1]

I've used M1 10-30 in all my OPE since the early 90s including my 5 KW gem. Never had a problem.

 

[TheLawnRanger]

Yes. This is is one of those questions several people likely wanted to ask but didn't.

 

[UncleDave]

yup