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garigola

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specified oil for hs928 snowblower is sae 5w30 marine oil. Is it okay to use sae 5 w 20 car motor oil?
Original Message Apr 17, 2012 6:26 pm

Is it okay without any predicted problems to use sae5w20 motor oil instead of sae5w30 marine oil for this model snowblower. It,s a hs928 honda model

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Dr_Woof

Don't blow into the wind, and don't eat yellow snow. WOOF!

Location: Saskatchewan
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Re: specified oil for hs928 snowblower is sae 5w30 marine oil. Is it okay to use sae 5 w 20 car motor oil?
Reply #2 Apr 19, 2012 2:24 pm

The manual for my Honda 928 specifies 5W30 oil, SJ grade or better. No mention of marine grade. Been blowing snow here for 30 years and never used anything else and never had a problem with it.

RedOctobyr

Location: Lowell area, MA
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Re: specified oil for hs928 snowblower is sae 5w30 marine oil. Is it okay to use sae 5 w 20 car motor oil?
Reply #3 Apr 19, 2012 5:55 pm

The alcohol would absorb water into the fuel. But you really shouldn't have fuel in your oil in the first place. Even if you did, I presume the high heat while running would help to evaporate the water (and the alcohol) fairly quickly?

I'm not saying that oil meant for damp environments is a bad idea or anything. Just that hopefully the situation here isn't quite as bad as on a boat.

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