I've read many posts where people argue that certain oils are too thick for small engines, and thus should not be used...
These same blogger's state that you should only use what the manufacturer states in the owners manual. This is not bad advice at all but...
In the USA, most manuals recommended 10W-30 or straight 30.
After some research, I found this owners manual on Honda's United Kingdom web page. It states that these other viscosities are just fine in our small engines.
Interesting that these viscosities do not find themselves in our USA manuals. Maybe due to the CAFE regulations? Who knows...
I'm happy with the Delo 400 15W-30 that I'm using but can rest assured that if I want to use Rotella 15-40 T5 in my Honda GX340 it will be just fine.
These same blogger's state that you should only use what the manufacturer states in the owners manual. This is not bad advice at all but...
In the USA, most manuals recommended 10W-30 or straight 30.
After some research, I found this owners manual on Honda's United Kingdom web page. It states that these other viscosities are just fine in our small engines.
Interesting that these viscosities do not find themselves in our USA manuals. Maybe due to the CAFE regulations? Who knows...
I'm happy with the Delo 400 15W-30 that I'm using but can rest assured that if I want to use Rotella 15-40 T5 in my Honda GX340 it will be just fine.
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