I posted this in this forum so that more people would see, because I'm sure a lot of you have thought about this too!
I picked up my lawnmower from the maintenance place.. it was just easier since they have the air filter, they know what plug it uses, etc. So I checked the oil in it today and it was overfilled by a LOT!
This gets me upset.. do they not even check??
So I took all that oil out, put it in an old Mobil1-0w40 bottle, and refilled it to the proper level with PP 5W30 and RTS 5W40 (it calls for SAE30)
..the oil I took out will be for toping-off.
Anyone else here put synthetic in their lawnmowers?? Any complications??
Mine feels "stronger" so far but could just be me.
That's when I checked it:
PP 5W30 in!
Old-new SAE30 lawnmower oil in the Mobil bottle, don't worry.. now I put a label on it so it won't get confused with my other Mobil-0w40s.
I picked up my lawnmower from the maintenance place.. it was just easier since they have the air filter, they know what plug it uses, etc. So I checked the oil in it today and it was overfilled by a LOT!
So I took all that oil out, put it in an old Mobil1-0w40 bottle, and refilled it to the proper level with PP 5W30 and RTS 5W40 (it calls for SAE30)
Anyone else here put synthetic in their lawnmowers?? Any complications??
Mine feels "stronger" so far but could just be me.
That's when I checked it:
PP 5W30 in!
Old-new SAE30 lawnmower oil in the Mobil bottle, don't worry.. now I put a label on it so it won't get confused with my other Mobil-0w40s.