Pressure washer engine oil?

[slybunda]

Hey all, iv got this pressure washer and it has a 212cc engine.
https://www.toolstogo.co.uk/product...6afMMhuzziL1D-g3xJg-giqG4p6opoXFMOP9UlbI4b-FF

Was thinking of changing the oil and have 0w40 shell full synthetic at home that's used in the car. Is this oil safe for use in the pressure washer engine or should I go out and buy a specific oil that's for this machine?
I'm in the UK so it's fairly cold climate

 

[JavierH19]

It'll work good for it. Better than basic conventional or syn blend 5/10w-30.

 

[Rand]

No issues. 0w40 is acceptable.
Pressure washer is pretty hard use on an engine.. at full load. (at least the ones I've owned)
the pump is water cooled but not the engine so they can get pretty toasty.

its not a lawnmower where the load is variable dependent on grass thickness etc.

 

[marc1]

That will be fine, I'd do the same.

 

[Plumb Bob]

Echo the previous comments. It's fine.

 

[Cujet]

Good choice. It will work fine. Could also choose a 5W-40 at the next oil change.

 

[slybunda]

Excellent as long as it's safe to use will use it.
My small brigs and Stratton lawn mower uses sae30 oil and that bottle is running out too. Will the 0w40 be ok to use in this engine or should I go out and buy another bottle of straight 30 oil ?

 

[CleanSump]

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Excellent as long as it's safe to use will use it.
My small brigs and Stratton lawn mower uses sae30 oil and that bottle is running out too. Will the 0w40 be ok to use in this engine or should I go out and buy another bottle of straight 30 oil ?

Yes. I run it my Briggs powered push mower.

 

[Silverado12]

That should be fine. I use straight 30 NAPA or Briggs 30 in my equipment.

 

[The motor guy]

I just added 20w50 to my pressure washer. Cat pump and Honda gx390

 

[meep]

10-30 syn all day here. Less spread between the numbers means more oil and less Viscosity improvers (VII I think we call it here?). I will NOT run 5-30 in an air cooled engine.

 

[NiwradND]

5w40 runs well in small engines

 

[The motor guy]

10-30 syn all day here. Less spread between the numbers means more oil and less Viscosity improvers (VII I think we call it here?). I will NOT run 5-30 in an air cooled engine.

Thats outdated info. Motor oils dont sheer down like they used to

 

[nascarnation]

I never have oil related problems in OPE engines it's always something like a broken valve (head coming off stem) or broken valve spring. Stuff you really can't avoid unless you're doing time-related parts replacement like an aircraft.

 

[The motor guy]

I never have oil related problems in OPE engines it's always something like a broken valve (head coming off stem) or broken valve spring. Stuff you really can't avoid unless you're doing time-related parts replacement like an aircraft.

When does a valve break off typically?

 

[nascarnation]

When does a valve break off typically?

Old engines running at full throttle, gen sets and pressure washers were my failure cases.

 

[tig1]

I have a B&S engine on my washer, and I use Mobil 1 10w30 in it as I do with all my OPE. The unit is now 13 years old and still runs great.

 

[oil pan 4]

Hey all, iv got this pressure washer and it has a 212cc engine.
https://www.toolstogo.co.uk/product...6afMMhuzziL1D-g3xJg-giqG4p6opoXFMOP9UlbI4b-FF

Was thinking of changing the oil and have 0w40 shell full synthetic at home that's used in the car. Is this oil safe for use in the pressure washer engine or should I go out and buy a specific oil that's for this machine?
I'm in the UK so it's fairly cold climate

Since pressure washers see extended wide open throttle runs resulting and oil temp soar up to +90c above your ambient temperature yeah use a 40 or 50wt oil.

 

[The motor guy]

Since pressure washers see extended wide open throttle runs resulting and oil temp soar up to +90c above your ambient temperature yeah use a 40 or 50wt oil.

They have pretty good cooling fans. These air cooled engines rub pretty cool below 70 degrees

 

[oil pan 4]

They have pretty good cooling fans. These air cooled engines rub pretty cool below 70 degrees

I've caught the oil in mine running 280f on a hot summer day that's running 30 minutes of wide open throttle at 3,800rpm.
If it's 70f out it will run 250 to 260f on extended wot runs at full speed.