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newman fulltimer wrote:
My champy came with its first pint of break in oil:h
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MFL wrote:
Thanks to all for the replies, thoughts, recommendations! I had emailed Champion tech a couple days ago, asking which would be best, small engine oil, such as B&S, or any reg automotive, both being 10W30, and just heard back. I got a very friendly reply, that did say either would be just fine. He mentioned, stating automotive oil in manual, lessens the chance someone will use 2-stroke, or wrong oil by mistake.
I am thinking I'll use the Honda power equipment oil, at least for break-in, due to having it on hand for my Honda mower. It is 10W30 with a SN rating, and any car/truck oil I have is not 10W30.
Jerry
โDec-05-2018 02:26 PM
ktmrfs wrote:
the small engine oil may have additives that are no longer in or in much lower concentrations in vehicle engine oils. SN oils have reduced levels of zinc, something that is important in engines with pushrod flat tappet camshafts to reduce tappet wear. Most engines now are either overhead cam or roller cam and don't have the pressure on the cam that older pushrod flat tappet engines did.
don't know what cam the generator has, nor if it would even have enough pressure on a flat tappet cam to be an issue with todays low zinc oils.
If it was me, for the first 5 hours I'd use what the mfg recomends.
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2oldman wrote:Lynnmor wrote:I've never heard of 'small engine' oil.
My opinion is that oil labeled for small engines is just a way to charge more for snake oil.