Low priced oil / filters for riding lawn tractors with Briggs and Stratton engines.

[Astro_Guy]

Thanks for the Info. You mentioned your using a Fram PH3614 oil filter.
One of the other posters (racer12306) mentioned that the Fram PH3600 is slightly taller.
Did you ever try a PH3600, and if so, was it too tall and didn't fit?

The 3614 is all you need. Personally I use the Tough Guard version. Anything beyond that is overkill for OPE in my humble opinion.

I used M1 10w-30 EP in that engine the first year, then I switched to 10w-30 M1 HM for its higher HTHS for the next few years. It's been 15-w40 RT6 for the last two years. No complaints on any of these oils.

 

[Elkins45]

Would anyone have a link to a good SAE 30 oil other than Briggs and Stratten?

Providence Automotive Oil SAE 30 HD, 5-Quarts - PA-305

Providence Automotive motor oils are formulated with highly refined base oils combined with a carefully selected additive package to provide maximum protection against wear, rust, corrosion, oxidative thickening, acid formation, sludge and varnish deposit

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I’ve been using 3614 size filters on my B&S engine for at least 15 years. And now I’m using a 15w-40 diesel oil with no complaints. I had the sump open last year to replace a leaking gasket and it was indistinguishable from new.

 

[Bill7]

Each post / each reply on this thread has helped me. Thanks.
My main takeaway is to use the Fram Extra Guard PH3614 - It's only $3.49 each at Walmart if buying a pack of 2 filters.
The Briggs & Stratton high efficiency 696854 is $12.99 for 1 filter.

Also the Briggs & Stratton brand oil is conventional oil.
Several posts above show you can really use any type of oil or viscosity within reason and get good results.
I'm thinking about buying a full synthetic Euro A3/B4 oil in a 5 quart jug from Walmart.

This is an intriguing choice for these reasons: High HTHS >= 3.5, higher phosphorus levels since its an ACEA A3/B4 oil, and low price.

Quaker State Euro Full Synthetic 5W-40 Motor Oil, 5-Quart for $22.97 at Walmart.

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[Greasymechtech]

Measure filter length clearance with the stock filter, otherwise you'll have to trim covers for the longer filter. Any cross for the 3600/3614 sizes will screw on. Problem is that many won't clear the engine cover.
Nothing wrong with local autopart store wix/fram filters.

Oil filter cross reference

54 replacement oil filters for Wix 57035. See cross reference chart for Wix 57035 and more than 200.000 other oil filters.

www.oilfilter-crossreference.com

For oil, briggs makes a synthetic 5w30 and vpracing has a sae30/10w30 available at most walmarts. Consider any 0w40 or 5w40 oil. The 10w30 diesel engine oils are another great choice. Walmart has the Ford superduty oil in 10w30 and 15w40, and Rotella in T4, T5, and T6.

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I've use Royalpurple SAE30 and SAE40 oils. There really is no need to use a single grade or straight weight oil. Plenty of good multiweights have already been mentioned. I wouldn't even bother with an unknown entity like the SAE30HD oils.

Mobil also has an excellent synthetic 10w40 motorcycle oil at walmart.

 

[benjy]

E-Bay is your friend for many things, low cost filters included. got some for girlfriends LXT 42 cub cadet, 4 filters for the same as the overpriced $20 OE ones!! dont mind paying for things that are ACTUALLY better BUT OE's continue to price gouge $$$ IMO

 

[nomas]

I buy my Kohler filters from Amazon .

 

[Bighorn2500]

Walmart ST 4967 or a Fram TG4967 for my little Deere and Xw40 HDEO is on sale at the time.

 

[xmanjeff]

Not sure if it is the same but my B&S 810cc commercial turf engine will accept the FL-400S filter. Does you engine have the oil cooler on the side of the motor?

i believe this is the filter i on my john deere with a briggs , works awsome and highly recomend

 

[tnt_motorsports]

FWIW you could use a Super Tech filter and Super Tech 15w40. Probably not going to get much cheaper than that. I also believe you won’t be giving up much on protection and quality over other name brand products.

Just my $0.02

 

[ruSSrt]

Use the oil that you always have in stock in your garage. I have two vehicles and two types of oil. Gasoline 3.6 pentastar gets Kirkland 5w30 and 5.9 Cummins gets 15w40, all my OPE gets 15w40 because it has extra additives and I have gallons of it.b

 

[nomas]

This is actually kind of amusing .

 

[loneryder]

I don't know why you're hung up on using SAE 30 oil. The owners manual for my 2012 Snapper 48 inch tractor with the 24 HP Briggs 440000 Intek motor recommends synthetic 5w-30 oil for the widest range of temperatures. Any brand name will do. I've used it for 11 years with almost no oil consumption in 300 hours of use. I'm now using the Fram PH3614 filter, about as inexpensive as it gets.

My Briggs commercial V twin recommends 5-30 with the caveat that it will use more oil in hot weather. It recommends 30wt in hot weather.

 

[oilboy123]

I like to use a good synthetic. I used Amsoil small engine oil 10w-30 in my old lawn mower 550cc single cylinder Briggs. They have know head gasket issues. I felt a good synthetic oil would prevent it going bad. I bought the mower with the gasket that was bad. Mower smoked like crazy. Replaced head gasket, and newer had a problem with the gasket again. I also made sure fins on block/head never got clogged with grass. The head on the Briggs single cylinder Intek had a poor design.

I am running the Amsoil small engine oil 10w-40 on my new Kawasaki FR730V. Amsoil is not cheap, but is one of the best small engine oils.

I would run at minimum a good syn oil. Multi weight 30-40 wt range. Fleet/diesel oil. Zinc/phosphorus in the oil would be great. And decent filters. The OE oil, and oil filters on just about any company vehicles are very overpriced. Buy good syn oil, and filters aftermarket. You will save money, and get better oil, and filters.

Good luck, and happy mowing.

 

[nomas]

I buy all of my OPE filters on Amazon .

 

[KYMISTWALKER]

Just go to Amazon and order your oil filters, it’ll save you some money and they’re pretty good

 

[thastinger]

I have the 810cc version of your engine and I run an FL400s on it.