Redline oil in riding mower

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Just did the first break-in oil / filter change after a few mowings.
Put in Redline 10w-30!
Eccentric yes - don’t care. Want it to run like the wind hahahahaha!

Poulan PRO PP19A42 / Home Depot
42” cut
B&S 19hp engine with positive oil pressure and a spin on filter.
 
Nice job dude. When I got my first car, I was obsessed with using only the best oil and at the time, I believed that was redline. Now I realize redline is overkill for what I own. Enjoy the warm and fuzzies and super clean lawn mower engine!
 
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Go for it but I would use the 10w-40 Redline , what about the transmission oil?
 
The tranny is sealed, I can’t change the fluid.
But you guys will love this I’m also using Shell V Power 93 octane! LOL
 
Originally Posted By: 330indy
The tranny is sealed, I can’t change the fluid.
But you guys will love this I’m also using Shell V Power 93 octane! LOL


Most likely you can, BUT you have to remove the transmission to drain it. Some of them you can use a mighty vac to change it.
 
Originally Posted By: Zee09
I would have waited 50 hours before I went synthetic.
why?
 
Originally Posted By: CT8
Originally Posted By: Zee09
I would have waited 50 hours before I went synthetic.
why?


It says on the Redline bottle to wait until 2000 miles before you use it on a new engine.
 
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Originally Posted By: 330indy
Just did the first break-in oil / filter change after a few mowings.
Put in Redline 10w-30!
Eccentric yes - don’t care. Want it to run like the wind hahahahaha!

Poulan PRO PP19A42 / Home Depot
42” cut
B&S 19hp engine with positive oil pressure and a spin on filter.

Talk about an overkill. I doubt it would make a difference.
 
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Originally Posted By: racin4ds
A bit overkill on the oil but WAY overkill on the 93 octane, that very low compression B&S engine will run best on 87...


This is a common misconception. A 93 Octane will ignite just as well in a "low compression" engine as a 87 octane, it just has more PRE-ignition resistance. (Emphasis on PRE)

Premium fuel is actually much better for your mower for a different reason all-together. It many parts of the country premium 91 or 93 octane is ETHANOL FREE pure gasoline!!

I personally run ethanol free premium fuel from Country Mark Co-op gas stations and get more run time per gallon as just one benefit I have noticed!
 
Originally Posted By: CleverUserName
Originally Posted By: CT8
Originally Posted By: Zee09
I would have waited 50 hours before I went synthetic.
why?


It says on the Redline bottle to wait until 2000 miles before you use it on a new engine.
Because?
 
After 5 hours, I dumped the Honda oil, as per the manual, and put in M1EP 5W-30 on my brand spanking new Honda mower and only use non-ethanol gas.
 
Originally Posted By: JMJNet
IMO, oil is the least of your worry. The ethanol in fuel is the killer in this type of engine.


This. Ethanol fuel, mouse nests, and low/no oil are the most popular reasons that machines come through my shop.

If you keep clean fuel in your engine, keep mice out of it, and keep the oil full you will have very few problems.
 
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Originally Posted By: Zee09
I would have waited 50 hours before I went synthetic.

why?


Doing this allows for better break-in. Cost sensitive
mower engines aren't using the highest tech machining tools that
most auto makers are using these days.
Using conventional oil for the factory fill and the first regular
oil change gives the engine the best chance to seat in the rings and so forth.
Switching the synthetic early short circuits that.
I'me even running mine at slightly reduced rpms for the first 5 or 6 hours.

My 2¢
 
I ran it wide open for 5 long mowings, per the manual. And changed the oil per the manual.
The break-in oil had visible "moly" in it, as it settled in the bottle I used to drain it out.... the oil itself was fairly clear.
Anyways, it runs smoothly and likes the new oil.
I also put in an AGM battery, hahah
Starts right up after sitting for weeks.
next is nitrogen in the tires!
(j/k ... haha)
 
To each their own right. It’s a free world so we get choices.

I run Mobil 1 in my small engines because it’s what I have on hand. As the ole B&S has aged I’ve switched it to 10w30 high mileage to reduce consumption. My Tecumseh snow blower doesn’t use any oil. So it still gets 5w30 Mobil 1...

Biggest thing for me is no ethanol! It kills small engines.
 
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