Hello,
I have a Ryobi RY09460 for personal use. Had it for about eight years. I change the oil (SAE 30) every spring and probably use it for about 20 hours every year. I also only use premium gas because it gives me better starting. However, I am noticing during recent oil changes that I am losing oil (not too much), unlike the lawn mower which gets the same treatment of SAE 30 and premium gas. The reusable filter in the Ryobi blower is clean. And so far, I have only checked the oil level of Ryobi every spring as I never noticed oil consumption in the lawn mower and figured that would be the same case for the blower. This behavior will obviously change.
So, I am trying to see if I should change the oil type or if I am doing something else wrong. As I was checking oil change of the particular model in YouTube, users seem to be screwing the cap into the blower to check the level. However, the manual specifically says to: "Set unit on a flat surface. Wipe dipstick clean and re-seat in hole; do not rethread." This is how I was doing checking oil level so far when changing oil and am concerned if this is causing the increased oil consumption as manual specifically states that overfilling can cause oil loss. And to clear the confusion, I called Ryobi support and they said the blower was created to be have the oil check in this manner, without rethreading. But I'm unsure, because when filling to ‘full' level of oil without rethreading, the oil can slightly overflow as the oil tank is at an angle. And also, Ryobi support recommended SAE 30.
I am concerned about the longevity of this blower. I thought about switching to a different oil type like synthetic Mobil 1 10W-30 as I do use the blower in winter months to clean up. And I thought a synthetic would perhaps provide better heat protection than SAE 30 which I assume is why the blower is losing oil? Or am I wrong in this assumption? I am reading that smaller engines produce more heat than bigger engines making synthetic oil more reliable? The oil I have been using thus far is the SAE 30 for small engines found in Home Depot. The cost is the same as a synthetic Mobil 1. I guess that I am asking is, will I get better oil consumption especially in regards to heat with a synthetic 10W-30 or SAE 30? And am I changing the oil properly?
I also just called Briggs & Stratton, the manufacturer of the engine in the lawn mower, and they recommended a synthetic 5W-30 and said synthetic oil consumption will be less than SAE 30.
Thanks for reading.
I have a Ryobi RY09460 for personal use. Had it for about eight years. I change the oil (SAE 30) every spring and probably use it for about 20 hours every year. I also only use premium gas because it gives me better starting. However, I am noticing during recent oil changes that I am losing oil (not too much), unlike the lawn mower which gets the same treatment of SAE 30 and premium gas. The reusable filter in the Ryobi blower is clean. And so far, I have only checked the oil level of Ryobi every spring as I never noticed oil consumption in the lawn mower and figured that would be the same case for the blower. This behavior will obviously change.
So, I am trying to see if I should change the oil type or if I am doing something else wrong. As I was checking oil change of the particular model in YouTube, users seem to be screwing the cap into the blower to check the level. However, the manual specifically says to: "Set unit on a flat surface. Wipe dipstick clean and re-seat in hole; do not rethread." This is how I was doing checking oil level so far when changing oil and am concerned if this is causing the increased oil consumption as manual specifically states that overfilling can cause oil loss. And to clear the confusion, I called Ryobi support and they said the blower was created to be have the oil check in this manner, without rethreading. But I'm unsure, because when filling to ‘full' level of oil without rethreading, the oil can slightly overflow as the oil tank is at an angle. And also, Ryobi support recommended SAE 30.
I am concerned about the longevity of this blower. I thought about switching to a different oil type like synthetic Mobil 1 10W-30 as I do use the blower in winter months to clean up. And I thought a synthetic would perhaps provide better heat protection than SAE 30 which I assume is why the blower is losing oil? Or am I wrong in this assumption? I am reading that smaller engines produce more heat than bigger engines making synthetic oil more reliable? The oil I have been using thus far is the SAE 30 for small engines found in Home Depot. The cost is the same as a synthetic Mobil 1. I guess that I am asking is, will I get better oil consumption especially in regards to heat with a synthetic 10W-30 or SAE 30? And am I changing the oil properly?
I also just called Briggs & Stratton, the manufacturer of the engine in the lawn mower, and they recommended a synthetic 5W-30 and said synthetic oil consumption will be less than SAE 30.
Thanks for reading.
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