FH680V 23hp Kawasaki oil

[Jason1221]

I got a FH680V 23hp kawasaki that has around 1000hrs on it. Here in Louisiana it gets really hot in summer time. I have always used mobil 10w30 oil from day one. Will it hurt anything to change oil grades to 15w40 mobil fleet?

 

[CT8]

Not at all. Go for the gusto and use Mobil 1 15w-50.

 

[tig1]

Why would you do this. Mobil 1 10w30 holds up very well in hot temps.

 

[Rat407]

Originally Posted By: tig1
Why would you do this. Mobil 1 10w30 holds up very well in hot temps.


Exactly, why change what already is proven to work so well?

 

[zrxkawboy]

What does Kawasaki recommend?

 

[mrsilv04]

I have a 20hp Kawasaki FD620D with nearly 3000 hours on it.
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I've run 10w30 Rotella T for most all of those hours.

You're doing just fine with the 10w30 that you've been using.

 

[KD0AXS]

Originally Posted By: zrxkawboy
What does Kawasaki recommend?


I can't seem to find the recommendation directly from Kawasaki, but this is from the manual for a John Deere 727A zero turn mower, which uses this engine

I use Rotella T6 in the 20HP Kawasaki in my John Deere 425. A 15w40 HDEO should work great if it's never used in below freezing temps.

 

[Bebop367]

Do you use the regular Mobil 1 10w30?

I been thinking of using Mobil 1 10w30 in all my small engines and can't decide on the Regular, EP or HM.

 

[LX289]

If 10w30 is working great why change?? If you want something good you might want to look towards Castrol Edge 0w30 (German Castrol). It is nearly a 40 wt and has good cold cranking viscosity. It has been proven to work very well in OPE especially air cooled.

 

[zrxkawboy]

Originally Posted By: LX289
If 10w30 is working great why change??


My first thought, too. However, I'm sure 15W40 would work great also.

 

[bubbatime]

40 weights run great in these engines in the heat. Any 15W40 would be my pick.