Oil for Honda 2000 Generator

[BBQBluesMan]

What brand/weight of oil are you guys running in Honda generators? Manual recommends 10w30, but thinking 5w30 would be better for winter use.

 

[MuskyManiac]

5-30 in winter and 10-30 in summer for regular oil, or you could run the same full synthetic year round.

 

[Tommyboy]

I would run 5W30 during the winter months. Just my opinion.

 

[wby257]

Dont forget a magnetic dip stick. They will catch any fine tails floating around the crankcase.

 

[Wild and Free]

http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-produ...10w-30-sae-30-small-engine-oil/?code=ASEQT-EA

I run this in all of my small engines year round. Lawn mowers to generators.

 

[BBQBluesMan]

Thanks for the help guys. A few more questions. Do you leave your generator exposed out on the ice all the time, or do you try and shield it somehow from the elements. I've heard of wrapping a rug around it (not the exhaust obviously) to help with blowing snow, etc. Anyone do this or something similar? Also, is it worth buying auxiliary gas tank for weekend trips?

 

[dirtybirds14]

I've heard/seen people taking a cheap tote and cutting a hole for the exhaust. Then flipping it over and using that to block it from the wind and snow. I personally just keep it tucked in the truck box with the tonneau cover truck faced into the wind. I don't use a extended run tank on mine, feel there a little spendy once you get the cap, hose, tank. I'm fine with topping it off every 6-7 hours if I plan on using it that long. In ECO I can get 10+ hr's of run time on a tank.

 

[Srputz]

I leave mine in the truck box also.
i agree with dirty bird, mine runs all day on a tank.

 

[wslayer]

I leave mine in the truck box also.
i agree with dirty bird, mine runs all day on a tank.

That is what should be done with all that are running generators on the lakes. Vibrations of numerous running can ruin a bite real quick.

 

[Captain Ahab]

I leave mine in the truck box under the topper.

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Also, I run a 5-30 full synthetic