Onan BFA Oil - Why not 20W-50?
Note: Our typical camping climate range runs from 10F to 115F (if we go to Redding, CA in the summer... otherwise up to about 105 in Southern Oregon.) Clearly Onan/Cummins have updated their recom...
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72cougarxr7 wrote:udidwht wrote:72cougarxr7 wrote:
The question I would ask, why not just run the 15w40 in the 454 and use that oil in everything?
The Valvoline 10w-30 VR1 is a much better oil and can't be purchased in 15w-40. I only carry along 1qt extra for the generator.
Where did 10w30 come into this conversation?
OP was debating between 15w40 and 20w50.
Plenty of 454 engines in truck fleets running 15w40, and that is what Onan recommends for their gensets.
Interested to hear from OP if there is a special condition as to why they run 20w50 in the 454.
I run the Valvoline 10w-30 VR1 Racing in my 94 Fleetwood Southwind Storm and my 1972 VW bus (Type-4). As for the generator I run a 10w-40 Valvoline VR1.
