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Hitachi EX200-2 Hydraulic oil

spitzair ยท 2015-07-01 20:01

Hello everyone, Ok, I found what kind of oil my EX200-2 needs in the manual... It calls for (among others) Shell Tellus R46 or Tellus 46, and I happen to have a few new pails of Tellus S2M32 and was wondering if that is similar enough to put in there as I seem to remember people saying that only certain oils can be used depending on additives... I just want to make sure before I dump this stuff in there and do some expensive damage... Thanks!

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  1. #1lantraxco2015-07-01 21:26

    The 32 is a lighter viscosity oil, I would stick with the 46 unless it was in a pinch, or constant sub zero temps. The S2M is just an updated additive package and as far as compatibility I wouldn't be worried about that.