gravely kawasaki 25 hp

[mobilaltima]

friend of mine has a 1999 year model Gravely ZTR mower, with a 25 hp kawasaki. i changed the oil today with a Kawasaki filter and some 15W40 rotella he had lying around. is this too thick for this engine? runs great.

 

[Rob_Roy]

That should be just fine. Most of the Kawasaki V-twin manuals I have seen list SAE 40 as an acceptable viscosity above 50 degrees or so.

 

[JR]

i have a kaw 150v on a dr trimmer. i have to clean the carb since i bought it because it dont get fuel. i have a qt of valvoline vr1 20w-50 that i will use up in it.

thanks,
ken

 

[Pop_Rivit]

That's exactly what I use in ever piece of lawn and garden equipment, including my John Deere 757 with a 25 HP Kawasaki engine. Never a single problem.

 

[JTK]

I substituted 15w40 for SAE30 in my small air-cooled engines years ago.

It will be especially good for hot Louisiana summers.

Joel

 

[Boss302fan]

Any 30 or 40 weight Rotella works great in a Kaw engine...

 

[mrsilv04]

I found that Rotella 15w40 was a little thick for a 17hp Kawasaki in the wintertime.

I now run 10w30 Rotella in all of my L&G equipment just fine.