Kohler 5400 Series

[walk23]

Bought a ZT with the new Kohler 19 hp engine. Any thoughts and/or recommendations ?
Thanks

 

[Linctex]

Originally Posted By: walk23
Bought a ZT with the new Kohler 19 hp engine. Any thoughts and/or recommendations ?
Thanks


I don't know..... did you do any research BEFORE buying it?

Kohler Courage engines are absolute garbage

 

[Eddie]

Read the manual as to oil change interval and other service and you will be fine. Usually manufactures suggest that the first fill oil be changed a 5 to 10 hours and then 100 hours per change. Ed

 

[walk23]

Only research was, it was a "new" residential engine design on a commercial frame. Bad Boy.

 

[AirgunSavant]

Originally Posted By: Eddie
Read the manual as to oil change interval and other service and you will be fine. Usually manufactures suggest that the first fill oil be changed a 5 to 10 hours and then 100 hours per change. Ed


+1
Most likely just change the oil early first.
Like noted it could be the first 5 -10 hours and bigger kohlers are 25 hrs.
https://power.kohler.com/na-en/engines/5400-series

 

[walk23]

Thanks for the input.

 

[Mainia]

Don't go by the Manual for oil changes in the beginning. When I bought my 2 Honda lawnmowers through the years I would do the lawn 1 time, 1 hour and dump the oil. It had a silver glidder look to it with 1 hour. Good to get the first crosshatching "knock offs" out of there. Then I would do the lawn 2 more times and 2 hours and it was drained again. Glidder there too. Then at 5 times and after that I would go the rest of the season in Minnesota. Then the next year I would do a mid season drain and after that I would go the full season on an oil change. I use synthetic after the first season. I spent a whole $9 on oil. With no filter there is no way I am leaving oil in with only one early oil change. And 5 to 10 hours is way too long for a first dump in my opinion.Not for the massive price of $9 for three early flushes.