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The grittiness went away with the change to Mobil 1 V twin 20W50 but the original effortlessness didn't return.

Pair of channel lock pliers I found in the backyard of a house I moved into in 1991. Cleaned the rust off and they are still in my tool bag today.

I was at the dealership picking up the klx230 I had bought over the Internet. Almost axed that deal when I saw the W230 in person. Kept thinking about it after and after some haggling brought the thing. Well approaching 700 miles I'll first state the obvious, it's not going to water your eyes...

Truck only has around 19k miles but I might look into that.

Your probably right but listening under the same circumstance seems somewhat valid. The difference probably isn't worth mentioning just my OCD I guess.

Your probably right about 5w30. I'll try it in the fall.

Great story thanks

'54 Ford 4 door. I had hung around with my grand dad and uncles who did their on car work so knew a little. I think it had a 239 Y block with a three speed over drive. I worked on it till everything was fixed I could do then traded it for another Ford money pit.

Pennzoil 10w30 and 20w50 the BX would have it on sale occasionally and I'd buy a couple cases for the car, truck and bike.

So I changed the oil in this truck in April. Put in QS 10w30 full synthetic. Today in a drive thru I happened to remember to listen for any change in sound. Anyway the valve train noise was reduced to a whisper except one noticable tapping that I guess had been masked by the rest of the noise...

Had a '03 Honda Element from new started having cam wear visible through the oil fill. That was around 180k miles. Drove it till 214k miles sold it running fine. Always used 5W20 at 5k miles change interval. Last I asked the car has 270k miles no issue. Do a GM fix go to a heavier oil and drive...

Good info thx

1995 Tacoma 25 years ownership a/c blowed cold throughout. 1993 Camry 10 years ownership a/c blowed cold throughout. 2003 Honda element had 2 compressions, 1 blower resistor and 1 condenser in 13 years. I'll add the Honda needed 2 window actuators, 1 door lock actuator 2 starters and an...

Oil change Kawasaki W230 at 300 miles what ever oil came in it out Mobil 1 V-Twin 20W50 in. Didn't change the filter.

Probably going to drop the oil (with around 300 miles on it) that came in it and put in Mobile 1 V twin 20W50. That's what I put in the KLX230 but that bike always shifted smooth and quiet. BTW I wondered if the 20w50 would cause a hit to the gas milage of 74 mpg on the KLX. Then at it's next...

Bike weight started being an issue for me around 10 years ago so I started down sizing. Recently took delivery of a Kawasaki W230 and all is right with the world.

Correct me If I'm wrong.... Small utility engines should be operated at rated speed for best lubrication and longevity

That there's something other than us was figured out and recorded thousands of years ago and it's not aliens. The persistent idea there has to other's is a wish for a division, at least, of responsibility. IMHO

Well the options are keep doing what your doing or try a heavier oil. I've never had a small engine that didn't use some oil (but not as much as your saying). Long as the low oil shut off doesn't activate before low fuel requires stoping your golden IMHO.