Thoughts on new Kawasaki engine oil .

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I bought a new Ariens iKon Zero Turn mower this week . Manual says 10w40 oil , manual also says to change factory oil at 8 hours .
Here is what I'm thinking of doing tell me if I'm off base . First change going with Rotella T5 which is semi synthetic , then after that going with Rotella T6 full synthetic . Should I skip the T5 and go to the T6 . I have no idea what is the factory fill is .
No mention of synthetic in manual . Any thoughts on motorcycle oil ?
 
I think its a semi synthetic, but they have a variety of weights based on outside temperature. 10w40 all the way up to 20w50
 
The manual for my Kawasaki twin allows 10W-30, so I run a synthetic of that grade- and have been doing so for over 10 years.
 
Originally Posted by Kjmack
I bought a new Ariens iKon Zero Turn mower this week . Manual says 10w40 oil , manual also says to change factory oil at 8 hours .
Here is what I'm thinking of doing tell me if I'm off base . First change going with Rotella T5 which is semi synthetic , then after that going with Rotella T6 full synthetic . Should I skip the T5 and go to the T6 . I have no idea what is the factory fill is . No mention of synthetic in manual . Any thoughts on motorcycle oil ?


I don't see any benefit with T5, I'd go directly to T6
 
Originally Posted by Pelican
Originally Posted by Kjmack
I bought a new Ariens iKon Zero Turn mower this week . Manual says 10w40 oil , manual also says to change factory oil at 8 hours .
Here is what I'm thinking of doing tell me if I'm off base . First change going with Rotella T5 which is semi synthetic , then after that going with Rotella T6 full synthetic . Should I skip the T5 and go to the T6 . I have no idea what is the factory fill is . No mention of synthetic in manual . Any thoughts on motorcycle oil ?


I don't see any benefit with T5, I'd go directly to T6

I agree.
 
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