My friend has a Honda HS720AS and his manual calls for a 5w20 or a 5w30. It will be in use in Colorado where it can get way below zero. Do you think a Ow30 like German Castrol or Mobil 1 0w30 would be a better choice then what the book calls for? I have been using German Castrol 0w30 in my 30 year old Craftsman snow blower with good results. Thanks for any input!
Oil for a Honda Snow Blower.....???
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Yea, I have to agree. Never heard of a 20 weight in an air cooled engine. That said I have used Mobil1 0w-30 in small engines during cold weather with great success.
While I don't use Castrol 0W30 in any of my vehicles, I think it would be ideal for a snow blower in your neck of the woods.
Both my Hondas get the remaining German Castrol I have left.
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This has to be the first time I have ever heard of 5w20 being acceptable to use in an air cooled engine.
Honestly, he should just use what he has laying around. Both spec'd oils will be find in below 0 temps.
Kawasaki also accepts 5w20 in the 32 degree or below range.
This has to be the first time I have ever heard of 5w20 being acceptable to use in an air cooled engine.
Honestly, he should just use what he has laying around. Both spec'd oils will be find in below 0 temps.
Kawasaki also accepts 5w20 in the 32 degree or below range.
Originally Posted By: Chris B.
My friend has a Honda HS720AS and his manual calls for a 5w20 or a 5w30. It will be in use in Colorado where it can get way below zero. Do you think a Ow30 like German Castrol or Mobil 1 0w30 would be a better choice then what the book calls for? I have been using German Castrol 0w30 in my 30 year old Craftsman snow blower with good results. Thanks for any input!
Any full synthetic 0w30 and 5w30 would be a great recommendation.
My friend has a Honda HS720AS and his manual calls for a 5w20 or a 5w30. It will be in use in Colorado where it can get way below zero. Do you think a Ow30 like German Castrol or Mobil 1 0w30 would be a better choice then what the book calls for? I have been using German Castrol 0w30 in my 30 year old Craftsman snow blower with good results. Thanks for any input!
Any full synthetic 0w30 and 5w30 would be a great recommendation.
The weird thing about the use of 5w20 oil in snowblowers is that years ago, and I mean maybe 40 years ago, they spec'd 5w20 for snowblowers. I used it all the time in my and my customers snowblowers. Then it disappeared from the store shelves, and had to go to 5w30. Never saw it again till a few years ago, after cars started calling for it.
"Any full synthetic 0w30 and 5w30 would be a great recommendation."
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If you want to get picky, make that oil an HDEO.
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If you want to get picky, make that oil an HDEO.
Briggs, onan, Kawasaki, are a few I know spec or did spec a 5w-20 for cold temps.
I use it in ope's, it is the common pcmo in my inventory. In theory it is more shear stable then the wider viscosity spread of a 0/5w-30. I use syn 0/5w-20 in all my blowers. No problems here after more then a decade of this practice.
Harvey
I use it in ope's, it is the common pcmo in my inventory. In theory it is more shear stable then the wider viscosity spread of a 0/5w-30. I use syn 0/5w-20 in all my blowers. No problems here after more then a decade of this practice.
Harvey
I use M1 5W30 in my Tecumseh 8hp.
Mobil 1 0w-40 euro
Best of both worlds....thin cold viscosity and thick operating temp viscosity.
Best of both worlds....thin cold viscosity and thick operating temp viscosity.
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