Hey Guy's;
I have an older snow blower it's gotta be close to 20 years old,it's a Craftsman 8 horse Tecumseh engine 26" cut with an 11" impeller 6 speed with one reverse,with that said anybody have an idea what the oil weight is?

5w-30w

Thank's Bill

10W30 if it's 20 years old.

10W30 if it's 20 years old.

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I inherited the snow blower about 5 years ago & I never changed the oil,I just did the basic lube and maintenance.....I think that I should @ least change the oil:smash:

Tecumseh calls for 5w30. They even warn against using 10w40, so would avoid all 10 weights.... One school of thought says using a synthetic is easier on the engine when starting in the cold. But I don't even use that stuff in my vehicles, so in went the new 5w30 today with some fresh fuel. Hit the electric start and motored it into place in the garage.

Tecumseh calls for 5w30. They even warn against using 10w40, so would avoid all 10 weights.... One school of thought says using a synthetic is easier on the engine when starting in the cold. But I don't even use that stuff in my vehicles, so in went the new 5w30 today with some fresh fuel. Hit the electric start and motored it into place in the garage.

I only use synthetics in my diesel, but would agree that 5w30 is in mt Arian's Tecumseh.

I've been using 10/30 oil in every machine all my life. My rider mower is 18 years old and doesn't blow oil or have any noises. Change the oil every 3-4 years.

Raven has my original snowblower that has run 10/30 all it's life. That's got to be 15 years now? I think 5 wt is too thin for older engines. Your tolerances were alot more back then. Things are machined to much tighter tolerances these days so newer motors would benefit from the thinner oil.

Raven has my original snowblower that has run 10/30 all it's life. That's got to be 15 years now? I think 5 wt is too thin for older engines. Your tolerances were alot more back then. Things are machined to much tighter tolerances these days so newer motors would benefit from the thinner oil.

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