Post your latest small engine oil change

[Bgallagher]

Craftsman ride on with 22HP B&S Gold engine.

Out: B&S premium filter
48oz Valvoline maxlife 5w30

In: B&S premium filter
48oz Supertech 5w30

 

[Garak]

Old Noma snow blower with B&S
- out - I have zero idea, but it stunk of fuel.

- in - ~1 quart Valvoline Maxlife 5w30 SM.

 

[Errtt]

Honda HRX mower - Rotella synthetic 5w-40 (Amsoil 20-50 out)
CPE 2k inverter generator - Rotella 15w40 (same as previous)

 

[tig1]

Out: FF

In: M1 10-30

Filter: Wix

This in my new Craftsman 42" 21 HP Briggs riding mower.

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Craftsman push mower with Honda OHV engine.
Pennzoil Platinum 5W-40 oil.

 

[JR]

IR case 224 hydriv w/ kohler k-321as
out: wolfshead syn-blend 15w40
in: 1qt formula shell sae30wt / sae40wt to top-off
changed out diff w/ PYB gl-5 80w-90

 

[mshu7]

2006 Lawnboy self-propelled (rwd)

Out: Don't remember
In: 20 oz. Kendall GT-1 Synthetic Blend 10w30 with Liquid Titanium & 4 oz. MMO


I unintentionally won 6 qts. of the Kendall oil last summer as a vendor at a car show. Since I haven't run a 10w30 in a vehicle since the early 90's, I figure I'd put it to use in the mower.

 

[JR]

briggs 3.5hp horizonal flathead
fresh overhaul 3-1-2012
.030over pistin and rings
standard length connecting rod
new valve guides, valves, and tappets
polished crank
gaskets and seals

ran in for 45minutes, changed oil, ran in two 45 minute runs, changed oil out, returned to customer. (5w-20 mobil super first and second fill).

customer ran engine five hours and changed oil out with m1 0w-30
and is doing 75 hr oci's since it operates on lpg


kc

 

[focused]

Yard-Man 173cc Powermore OHV mower
Out - 10W30 small engine formula
In - QSUD 5W30

This Chinese-made motor had a loud, metallic, scraping noise from day one. Oil changes at 2 hours/12 hours/12 hours had no effect. After filling with leftover QSUD it purred like a kitten.

 

[NateDN10]

New to me Honda Harmony lawnmower, a gift from my dad.

Out: Empire brand API SA SAE30 (shudder)
In: Quaker State High Mileage API SM 10w30

 

[Warlord]

Dumped out as much oil as I could from my old toro mower and added about 200mls of PYB. Good to go for another year.

 

[vwthingman]

John Deere X500 (2010)

Out: Amsoil Formula 4-Stroke 10w30/SAE 30 Small Engine Oil and Bosch 3311 filter.

In: Amsoil Formula 4-Stroke 10w30/SAE 30 Small Engine Oil and Mann ML-1009 filter.

 

[Donald]

Originally Posted By: vwthingman
John Deere X500 (2010)

Out: Amsoil Formula 4-Stroke 10w30/SAE 30 Small Engine Oil and Bosch 3311 filter.

In: Amsoil Formula 4-Stroke 10w30/SAE 30 Small Engine Oil and Mann ML-1009 filter.


+1
One uses so little oil in most 4 cycle OPE, it makes sense to me to use a top oil made for small 4 cycle engines. What does it cost me extra a year, under $5?

 

[Blaze]

John Deere Plus 50 15w40 I buy in bulk 55 gal for farm tractors and trucks etc. Also Goes in every spring....

Walk behind Toro
Poulson riding mower with B-S 18 hp

 

[crazyoildude]

1966 B&S snowblower 30 pyb runs good but burns a little oil

 

[dmaxtech]

Cub Cadet GT3200 265 hrs.
Schaeffer 9000 5W40 and Wix filter

 

[TFB1]

Mobil Clean 5000 10W-40 SM/CF,SL,SJ,SH,SG(all on the bottle)in a Chonda on a Homelite pressure washer... Last quart of what I bought probably three years ago to use in my F-150 Lightning that has a flat tappet cam...

 

[TFB1]

Quaker State SL HD 30W, in orig 1987 3.5Hp Briggs on Snapper walk behind... Son in law had it in is shed, never opened...

 

[Dave Sherman]

Powerhouse PH2100PRi generator, Rotella T6 5W-40.

 

[jeepman3071]

1966 Briggs and Stratton 2hp on a Jacobsen 18 reel mower
Out: unknown nasty black stuff
In: Rotella T 15w40