Post your latest small engine oil change

[W9HDG]

Old TroyBuilt Rototiller with a 3.5hp Tecumseh:
Out: ??? Lord only knows it was black, thick, nasty and bleh
In: B&S SAE30 HD

Craftsman Platinum with a 725 B&S L head
Out: B&S SAE30 HD (it was burning this which really irritates me considering the mower is 1 season old -- left over old stock from 2014)
In: Mobil 1 European Blend 0w-40 (seemed like a good experiment to see if it helps with the burning)

Now the burning in the B&S engine wasn't horrible. In 25 hours it burned enough to go from full to add.

 

[ThirdeYe]

My dad's Troy Bilt with a Honda GCV160.

Out: Briggs and Stratton SAE 30
In: same.

Approx. 5 years on oil. I cant remember the last time I changed it. Looked fairly dark, but not as bad as expected.

 

[userfriendly]

John Deere garden tractor, 22hp Kawasaki engine, 15W40 RT3 and 9100 filter that fits 3L V6 Ford engines.
I had to snap the plastic shroud off with pliers to fit the long filter, but now it holds 3 liters of oil.
Good till Nov. 2018.

 

[Adamr955]

Toro SS5000 ZeroTurn w/ Kawasaki FR691V 23hp

Out: SuperTech 10w30 conventional and Kawasaki 7007 OEM filter
In: Valvoline White Bottle 10w30 and Kawasaki 7007 OEM filter

Approx 50 hrs on last change or equivalent of 2.5 months of mowing.

 

[Kira]

Sensation 3.5hp B&S with rotating valves
OUT: black stuff
IN: Castrol HD-40.

I think it got A LITTLE quieter. I'd gladly drain it out and try 50 just to see if there's a difference.

 

[NormanBuntz]

2012 Snapper LT2446 lawn tractor, Briggs 24 HP engine
OCI: 2 years, 40 operating hours

Out: QSUD 5w-30, Baldwin B7165 filter
In: Miles SXR 5w-30 synthetic, Baldwin B7165 filter

 

[W9HDG]

Two oil changes today:

1980's John Deere snow blower

Out: SuperTech Full synthetic 5w30
In: 4:1 ratio of Napa Full Synthetic 5w30 and Mobil 1 0w40 European

Buddies 2011 Weed Eater with a 5.5lb/ft B&W L-Head
Out: Fairly clean oil (don't know what)
In: Napa Full Synthetic 5w30

 

[Silverado12]

1990 Snapper rider 12hp Briggs Rotella semi syn 15W-40.

 

[Matagonka]

Craftsman 4-cycle weedwacker. I dumped the Royal Purple out and put in QSUD. Runs much better and no bogging down on high RPMs.

Also, dumped out the Royal Purple out of my Craftsman LT1000 riding mower and put in a mixture of QSUD and M1EP.

 

[Matagonka]

Originally Posted By: ThirdeYe
My dad's Troy Bilt with a Honda GCV160.

Out: Briggs and Stratton SAE 30
In: same.

Approx. 5 years on oil. I cant remember the last time I changed it. Looked fairly dark, but not as bad as expected.



Why 5 years on it?

 

[DNVDMAX]

Two Husqvarnas w/GCV 160 Hondas split a QT of M1 0w-40.

Any two Troy-Bilts w/ Briggs 550ex mills received Valvoline VR1 10w-30.

 

[Kamele0N]

Originally Posted By: Kira
Sensation 3.5hp B&S with rotating valves.


Rotating valves?

 

[W9HDG]

Early 2000's Snapper with 6 HP B&S Quantum

Out: Lord only knows. Black nasty goo...might have been tar for all I know
In: Mobil 1 0w40 European Blend

I will be changing the oil in this thing again soon as I'm using the 0w40 as a flush (yes I know, kind of a waste of 0w40, but its what I had on hand. I'm thinking a 15w40.

 

[jeepman3071]

Craftsman 22" mower with a 6.75hp Tecumseh

In: Rotella T5 10w30

Out: some black stuff with water in it

For how beat up the mower was it actually ran pretty good.

 

[boom10ful]

2006 Toro Recycler 22" mower with a 6.50hp Tecumseh engine.

In: Supertech HD 30

Out: Black old oil

After running for a while it looks like it burns about thimble full of oil every 2 weeks or so.

 

[leroyd92]

82 onan genset.

Out, looks like a straight 30wt

In, supertech 15w40.

 

[Eddie]

20 HP B&S twin. 10w30 T5 Rotella

 

[GMBoy]

This past weekend oil changed in:

Brand new Bad Boy Zero Turn with V-Twin Kohler (12 hours) - fresh Mobil 1 EP 10w/30 with STP filter

Husqvarna lawn tractor with Kohler Courage - Mobil 1 EP 10w/30 and STP filter

Craftsman lawn tractor with B&S Twin Cam - Mobil 1 EP 10w/30 and STP filter

Husqvarna AWD push mower - Mobil 1 EP 10w/30

Troy built 4 cycle edger and weed trimmer - Mobil 1 EP 10w/30

Misc other small engines - same Mobil 1 EP 10w/30

 

[Mantooth]

Not an engine oil change but I pumped the oil from the hydro reservoir on my Hustler ZTR and replaced it with new Super Tech 10w40. Attempted to get the filter off - no luck. Going to buy a cap wrench tomorrow, none of mine fit.

Hydro reservoir:

Out - factory fill, old and black
In - Super Tech 10w40

New Sterns filter getting put on tomorrow.

 

[Astro_Guy]

Honda push mower with GCV-160 motor. Not may hours on this unit since the John Deere D140 arrived three years ago. Nevertheless, it gets fresh oil and a blade sharpening and re balancing once a year.

Out: Mobil 1 5w30, looking very clean.

In: Drip oil consisting of everything from 0w20 to 0w40, all Mobil 1.

This is a trim mower now, running less than ten minutes every week or so, and any good oil should do.