Hi,
I have some questions about the oil recommendations of a Lifan 168F-2 engine, which I believe to be a Honda GX200 clone. I bought this engine from a German importer(Wiltec) which also provides the manual for the engine. The manual doesn't have an oil viscosity chart and simply says to use 15W-40 in summer and winter.
I also found a manual from Lifan Power USA which contains the attached viscosity chart(lifan_en_chart), which recommends 10W-30 for the most temperatures. This also seems to be the same chart that Honda used for their engines a few years back.
I asked Wiltec about this discrepancy and asked if there is any reason for them recommending 15W-40 but they didn't really provide an answer to my question and simply reiterated to use 15W-40. I'm inclined to trust the Honda and Lifan USA manual more than the importer's but wanted to know your opinion on the topic. I'm wondering if they're simply recommending 15W-40 because it's an inexpensive oil for an inexpensive engine.
Also, a while ago Honda changed their chart to the one attached(honda_new_chart), which allows 5W-30 to be used whenever 10W-30 is allowed to be used. 10W-30 is a pretty uncommon viscosity where I'm from and there is a much larger(and cheaper) selection of 5W-30 oils available.
Would you use a 5W-30 in summer this Lifan engine?
I have a GM 5W-30 in mind.
It has the following specifications: ACEA A3/B4, API SM/CF, MB 229.51, GM-LL-A-025, GM-LL-B-025, BMW Longlife-04, VW 502.00, 505.00, 505.01.
If anyone knows I'm also curious to learn why Honda changed the temperature range for 5W-30. Was it due to some changes on their engines or because of improvements of the oils?
Thanks a lot
I have some questions about the oil recommendations of a Lifan 168F-2 engine, which I believe to be a Honda GX200 clone. I bought this engine from a German importer(Wiltec) which also provides the manual for the engine. The manual doesn't have an oil viscosity chart and simply says to use 15W-40 in summer and winter.
I also found a manual from Lifan Power USA which contains the attached viscosity chart(lifan_en_chart), which recommends 10W-30 for the most temperatures. This also seems to be the same chart that Honda used for their engines a few years back.
I asked Wiltec about this discrepancy and asked if there is any reason for them recommending 15W-40 but they didn't really provide an answer to my question and simply reiterated to use 15W-40. I'm inclined to trust the Honda and Lifan USA manual more than the importer's but wanted to know your opinion on the topic. I'm wondering if they're simply recommending 15W-40 because it's an inexpensive oil for an inexpensive engine.
Also, a while ago Honda changed their chart to the one attached(honda_new_chart), which allows 5W-30 to be used whenever 10W-30 is allowed to be used. 10W-30 is a pretty uncommon viscosity where I'm from and there is a much larger(and cheaper) selection of 5W-30 oils available.
Would you use a 5W-30 in summer this Lifan engine?
I have a GM 5W-30 in mind.
It has the following specifications: ACEA A3/B4, API SM/CF, MB 229.51, GM-LL-A-025, GM-LL-B-025, BMW Longlife-04, VW 502.00, 505.00, 505.01.
If anyone knows I'm also curious to learn why Honda changed the temperature range for 5W-30. Was it due to some changes on their engines or because of improvements of the oils?
Thanks a lot