I was just given a brand new Coleman Powermate 5000 Generator,
from Home Depot. It has a Robin Subaru 10 hp OHC single cylinder engine (EX30D). I put in Castrol GTX 5w30 for the break in oil, and ran it for 45 minutes yesterday with no load. I will be using it primarily as a back up generator, so it will sit for long periods of time. Though I'll probably run it once a month or so. Should I stick with dino, or should I use a Synthetic. I thought the syn might be better, as it will sit for a while. And I also was wondering if I could use syn at the first oil change(20 Hours) or do I need to run dino longer for the break in?
I plan on doing the first oil change at 20 hours, and doing 100 hour/1 year oci's there after per the manual suggestions.
If I do go with syn, what should I use. I was thinking about PP 5w30, or M1 5w30. Thanks in advance for your advice.
Justin
from Home Depot. It has a Robin Subaru 10 hp OHC single cylinder engine (EX30D). I put in Castrol GTX 5w30 for the break in oil, and ran it for 45 minutes yesterday with no load. I will be using it primarily as a back up generator, so it will sit for long periods of time. Though I'll probably run it once a month or so. Should I stick with dino, or should I use a Synthetic. I thought the syn might be better, as it will sit for a while. And I also was wondering if I could use syn at the first oil change(20 Hours) or do I need to run dino longer for the break in?
I plan on doing the first oil change at 20 hours, and doing 100 hour/1 year oci's there after per the manual suggestions.
If I do go with syn, what should I use. I was thinking about PP 5w30, or M1 5w30. Thanks in advance for your advice.
Justin