Title: Engine oil question.
Post by: GaToy on May 02, 2006, 09:55:31 PM
Post by: GaToy on May 02, 2006, 09:55:31 PM
The guy I bought my OC-4 from said that he used 20W-50. It's a four cylinder Hercules gas motor. Is the 20W-50 fine or would the SAE20 be better?
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Title: oc4
Post by: walter hudson on May 02, 2006, 11:52:45 PM
Post by: walter hudson on May 02, 2006, 11:52:45 PM
the manual calls for sae 20w . i have always used 30w.
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Post by: GaToy on May 03, 2006, 01:30:03 AM
Post by: GaToy on May 03, 2006, 01:30:03 AM
Well, I noticed that it smokes every now and then for a few seconds. I was woundering if the 20W-50 could be the cause of this.
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Post by: Blake Malkamaki on May 03, 2006, 03:30:15 AM
Post by: Blake Malkamaki on May 03, 2006, 03:30:15 AM
I would probably use 15W-40 in it all year, unless you want to run it in very cold weather. This oil is probably overkill for a gasoline engine, but I use it in just about everything with good results.
Some will argue against multi-vis oil, but I think new technology has taken care of that.
Blake
Some will argue against multi-vis oil, but I think new technology has taken care of that.
Blake
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Post by: GaToy on May 03, 2006, 08:31:09 PM
Post by: GaToy on May 03, 2006, 08:31:09 PM
It doesn't really get cold enough for that here in the south. Is that a synthetic?
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Post by: Blake Malkamaki on May 03, 2006, 09:50:45 PM
Post by: Blake Malkamaki on May 03, 2006, 09:50:45 PM
Quote from: "GaToy"Is that a synthetic?
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No it's not. It's just the oil that is recommended by about every diesel engine manufacturer in America. And it's fine for gasoline engines too.
Blake
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Post by: GaToy on May 04, 2006, 07:48:48 PM
Post by: GaToy on May 04, 2006, 07:48:48 PM
Oh, O.K. thanks. 
I knew I had seen that number before, I just couldn't remember where.
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