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cadwarrior


Joined: Aug 23, 2006
Points: 8

Snow Thrower engine oil
Original Message   Aug 23, 2006 2:18 pm
Hi,

I got a snowthrower with a Tecumseh snow king 4cycle engine 8hp.

Do I need to use snowthrower tecumseh 5w30 4cyle oil or a 5w30 4 cycle standard engine oil will do the job?

What is the difference between a snowthrower engine oil and a standard engine oil?

Thanks!

Vincent
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mavic747


Joined: Aug 27, 2006
Points: 2

Re: Snow Thrower engine oil
Reply #7   Aug 27, 2006 9:31 pm
cadwarrior wrote:
Thanks for your reply!

AMSOIL 0W-30 Series 2000 Synthetic Motor Oil

or

AMSOIL Formula 4-StrokeŽ 10W-30/SAE 30 Synthetic Small Engine Oil?

my snowthrower will be stored in a garage heated between 10-15°c, but outside will be expose to 0°c to -30°c

Whats the best synthetic oil to choose?



synthetic runs great  but I think it's really for the racing cars. It's 4X costly than regular oil. For regular and daily use machine , normal5W-30 is good enough. Make sure it has "SAE" printed on the bottle to ensure the quality. 
cadwarrior


Joined: Aug 23, 2006
Points: 8

Re: Snow Thrower engine oil
Reply #8   Aug 28, 2006 12:32 pm
I finally bought Canadian Tire Motomaster formula 1 100% snythetic 5w30 oil 4.59$ in special, not too much expensive! and it take half bottle!

I will flush my old standard used oil, then add the new syn. oil, start engine, then flush again to remove all contaminents, then refill with syn. I also changed the spark plug

the one that was on it was probably the original!, full of dirt and rust.

cadwarrior


Joined: Aug 23, 2006
Points: 8

Re: Snow Thrower engine oil
Reply #9   Aug 28, 2006 12:41 pm
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