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Small kicker DF2.5. Online manual - though 2006 - says
Use only oils which are rated SE, SF, SG, SH or SJ under the API classification system. The viscosity rating should be SAE 10W-40. If an SAE 1OW-40 motor oil is not available, select an alternative from the chart below
Sorry, the chart didn't copy from PDF, See Chart on page 5.
In a printed manual that came with motor, they've gone a little crazy. Same wording only it says "Suzuki Marine 4-cycle Engine Oil" in every line. Blah, blah. Also, they've eliminated all the viscosity choices, leaving only 10W-30 and 10W-40, and displaying a different chart that says that both 10/30 and 10/40 work the same from -4F to 1004F. Just like that.
Long story short...
Motors from the factory come with almost no oil, as you know. The dealer shipped it with 1-quart Suzuki Motorcycle Oil 10W-40 for me to use. Mineral, not synthetic. I didn't like the "motorcycle" designation and put "25W-40 Synthetic 4-stroke Marine Oil FC-W Certified" from the nearest auto store. Good from 20F to 104F. It's hot where I am, never below 30F. Proper oil, proper choice of viscosity.
Correct?
Another Q: is "no mixing" still a popular theory, i.e. no switching back and forth btw Synthetic and Mineral? I'm hearing this a lot, and also hearing the opposite, i.e. switch whenever you feel like. Read this.
PS: my motor likes this no-name synthetic blend. At $US 23 a gallon, - in Canada - this is darn cheap.
Use only oils which are rated SE, SF, SG, SH or SJ under the API classification system. The viscosity rating should be SAE 10W-40. If an SAE 1OW-40 motor oil is not available, select an alternative from the chart below
Sorry, the chart didn't copy from PDF, See Chart on page 5.
In a printed manual that came with motor, they've gone a little crazy. Same wording only it says "Suzuki Marine 4-cycle Engine Oil" in every line. Blah, blah. Also, they've eliminated all the viscosity choices, leaving only 10W-30 and 10W-40, and displaying a different chart that says that both 10/30 and 10/40 work the same from -4F to 1004F. Just like that.
Long story short...
Motors from the factory come with almost no oil, as you know. The dealer shipped it with 1-quart Suzuki Motorcycle Oil 10W-40 for me to use. Mineral, not synthetic. I didn't like the "motorcycle" designation and put "25W-40 Synthetic 4-stroke Marine Oil FC-W Certified" from the nearest auto store. Good from 20F to 104F. It's hot where I am, never below 30F. Proper oil, proper choice of viscosity.
Correct?
Another Q: is "no mixing" still a popular theory, i.e. no switching back and forth btw Synthetic and Mineral? I'm hearing this a lot, and also hearing the opposite, i.e. switch whenever you feel like. Read this.
PS: my motor likes this no-name synthetic blend. At $US 23 a gallon, - in Canada - this is darn cheap.
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