Just purchased 2 Subaru/Robin 4300-watt portable generators to provide home back-up for myself and for my M-I-L, who needs an oxygen machine.
Being a good little BITOGer, I'm already planning the 20-hour initial oil change and want some opinions. Manual says 10W-30 or 10W-40 is recommended for general, all-temperature use. I was wondering if there's a good reason why I shouldn't use 5W-30, specifically PP. I always have some left over when doing a change on the cars, and this seems like a logical place to use the excess (engine takes 1L).
If it helps, the engine is a model EX27. TIA
*EDIT* Temps here range from single digits in dead of winter to high 80's in summer.
Being a good little BITOGer, I'm already planning the 20-hour initial oil change and want some opinions. Manual says 10W-30 or 10W-40 is recommended for general, all-temperature use. I was wondering if there's a good reason why I shouldn't use 5W-30, specifically PP. I always have some left over when doing a change on the cars, and this seems like a logical place to use the excess (engine takes 1L).
If it helps, the engine is a model EX27. TIA
*EDIT* Temps here range from single digits in dead of winter to high 80's in summer.