3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
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One question, though. The manual says you can use 10w30 for most applications, but the website and a separate sheet of paper show straight weight SAE30 or SAE40 (depending on temps) and mention "non-detergent". Which would be better?
Thanks,
Rey
The gasoline engines on most of these generators are Honda GX200 clones. As such they are OHV engines with an oil pump and sump that distributes oil to moving parts in the valve trane and lower unit. Unfortunately, they do not have an oil filter. Most folks still think of these engines like the old B&S flathead jobs with a splash lubrication system rather than one similar to their automobiles.
My take is to run in the generator engine whatever oil you would run in your TV for the particular time of the year. If you run 10W-30 detergent oil in your TV, run that in your generator. If you believe a straight 30W non-detergent is best for your TV, then pour that into your generator engine.
