2006 Toro Push/self propelled mower

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I am such a slacker on my lawnmower maint. I am sad to say that I have never changed the oil or filter in this mower. It still runs well though...Fluid level is full. .
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So, I have some car oil in the garage, can I use that to change it? Will there be sludge in the mower? DOn't beat me up too bad guys. Thanks for your help.
 
Run it so that the oil is good and warm. Then drain it and fill with something that meets the manufacturer-recommended specs. The "car oil" you mention may be fine but will depend on what it is exactly. I've been running PYB HD-30 in my 2005 Toro with a B&S motor. Next in will be some SuperTech HD-30 that I have. And I probably wouldn't hesitate to use a 5w30 synthetic out of my stash either. In fact, some a good 5w30 synthetic drained from my Nissan after 6000 - 7500 miles would probably work just as well as anything. But I can afford to put in the roughly 2/3 quart of fresh oil once each year, so I doubt I'll ever use used oil.
 
Yes, you can use car oil to change it. If it has a drain plug, you probably won't be able to get it off at this point, so just change through the fill tube by siphoning out the old oil or tipping the mower. Keep in mind that oil will slosh around in whichever direction you tip it, so you may end up with oil in the combustion chamber or carb.

What engine does it have? Only a Kawasaki would have an oil filter, Briggs or Tecumseh will not.

If the air filter isn't plugged and isn't damaged, you probably didn't do any harm running it that long. Maybe a good idea to put a new one in though since they don't cost much. May as well change the spark plug too.
 
Thanks fellas! Yes, it is a Tecumseh engine. I did not know that it didn't have a filter. Thanks for the heads up. I have ow-20 only in the garage but I can go get a 5-30 synthetic no problem. Air filter is another excellent idea. I have to take it off to get it started, then I put it back on lol
 
If you have to go get oil, just pick up a quart of some HD-30. A 5w30 (conventional or synthetic) will also be fine, but unless you run the mower regularly in temperatures below 40*, you don't need a multi-viscosity oil and some have said that it may burn off a bit more.
 
Man oh man, buy your motor a new air filter and buy it some HDEO. Buy the HDEO in a 10w30 grade and change it every year and that engine will last a long time. Oil is cheap compared to a new mower. Have fun
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+1 on warming it up first.
It will probably come out looking black like tar or Silver like paint.
I changed the oil on my Toro, with the Briggs engine, 3x the first season I had it. Every time it came out looking like silver paint.

Right now I am running Valvoline Maxlife 5w40 in everything I have because I can find it everywhere and it has all kinds of goodies for all the ancient equipment I seem to stockpile around here.
(I seem to be getting known for taking junk and fixing it for myself while the other guy goes and buys something new.)
 
I simply change the oil in my Toro Self Propelled with SAE30 every fall at the end of the mowing season. I warm up and drain through the drain plug. Change air filter every two mowing seasons. Easy Peasy...........

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Don't run a 5w30 PCMO in your lawn mower. An air cooled lawn mower engine sees much higher oil temps than a car engine does, and the oil will get very thin. Use a good SAE 30 oil or an HDEO like Rotella.
 
Originally Posted By: KD0AXS
Don't run a 5w30 PCMO in your lawn mower. An air cooled lawn mower engine sees much higher oil temps than a car engine does, and the oil will get very thin. Use a good SAE 30 oil or an HDEO like Rotella.


I have both Tecumsehs and Briggs & Stratton engines on my yard machines. I don't know about Tecumsehs, but Briggs & Stratton's #1 oil recommendation,for all temperatures from `-20 to +120 degrees, is synthetic 5W30 oil. I use this, or 10W30 synthetic in my mower, yard vacs, etc.
 
Originally Posted By: 1999nick
Briggs & Stratton's #1 oil recommendation,for all temperatures from `-20 to +120 degrees, is synthetic 5W30 oil.

Here's what the B&S Operating & Maintenance Instuctions for my Toro says:

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Hi Guys, New to the site - in that Toro (been in the lawnmower biz for 30 years - use the SAE30 recommended by both Briggs and Tecumseh. If you don't change the air filter, at least take it out and smack it on the ground (if it is pleated paper) to knock out the dirt or if it is foam, clean with soap and water, rinse out, dry and re-oil and put back in.
 
Originally Posted By: Hondoman
Hi Guys, New to the site - in that Toro (been in the lawnmower biz for 30 years - use the SAE30 recommended by both Briggs and Tecumseh. If you don't change the air filter, at least take it out and smack it on the ground (if it is pleated paper) to knock out the dirt or if it is foam, clean with soap and water, rinse out, dry and re-oil and put back in.


hey man, thanks for the advice. It's totally my fault for neglecting the mower and I deserve every bit of backlash for it lol. I am going to replace the air filter this weekend and I am going to put Rotella T6 in the mower. It's a heavy duty oil and is rated 5w-40 but it should serve well based on my research. Cheers
 
Use either 5w30 synthetic or straight 30 wt... as recommended! Not that difficult to read the recommendation from the manufacturer and follow it.
 
Originally Posted By: asharris7
I am going to replace the air filter this weekend and I am going to put Rotella T6 in the mower. It's a heavy duty oil and is rated 5w-40 but it should serve well based on my research. Cheers


The 40W probably isn't needed but absolutely will not cause any problem, I'm using M1 0W-40 in my mower...
 
Originally Posted By: asharris7
Okay I picked up some rotella T6 for the lawn mower. Is that ok?


Resurecting old thread. Is the T6 ok for this mower (tech engine/toro push) ?
 
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