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Hey all. New member account, but definitely not new to the site as I have been lurking for a long time. Been a friend of @Patman for...well over 20 years...I think. Pat...has it been since 1997 or 1998? Something like that... Anyway...
I bought a couple of inverter generators, one cheap and one not so cheap.
One is a Champion 5500w Dual Fuel and the other is a Sportsman cheap-o 1,000w. Either way, I want to break them in correctly and then have the best lubrication in place so I can have them at the ready for use when needed and have them last a long, long time.
I am seeing a lot of conflicting advice on how to break a generator in and what oil to use during and after break-in so I thought I would ask here.
According to my research, this is the best break-in process:
Thanks in advance!
I bought a couple of inverter generators, one cheap and one not so cheap.
One is a Champion 5500w Dual Fuel and the other is a Sportsman cheap-o 1,000w. Either way, I want to break them in correctly and then have the best lubrication in place so I can have them at the ready for use when needed and have them last a long, long time.
I am seeing a lot of conflicting advice on how to break a generator in and what oil to use during and after break-in so I thought I would ask here.
According to my research, this is the best break-in process:
- Remove spark plug, put a small amount of Lucas oil treatment in spark plug hole
- Leave plug out, pull the cord slowly 10-15 times to lubricate internals, then replace spark plug
- Add a small amount of Lucas into the oil reservoir with the oil that comes with the generator (Champion came with some 10W-30, Sportsman didn't)
- Add highest octane and/or non-ethanol gas to the tank and start.
- After running for about an hour, change the oil.
- Run the generator again for about an hour, and again change the oil.
- Run the generator a third time for about an hour, this time with some small appliance plugged into it.
- Good to go.
- Is the above process accurate?
- Should I use special "break-in" oil or "break-in" oil treatment that I saw on the shelf at my local auto parts store? Or should I just use standard non-synthetic oil?
- Once broken in, I plan to use synthetic 5W-30. Any reasons why I shouldn't?
Thanks in advance!