JD LT155 Valvoline 10w30 HM full synthetic with a Fram ultra XG3614. Will run filter for 3 seasons, new oil every season
Post your latest small engine oil change
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Craftsman M220 w/ Briggs 625EX motor
Out:???? It was greenish and overfull
In: Delo 400 LE 5W40
I got this mower for free off some guy, it's only 3 months old, the whole fuel system was full of water so I cleaned that up, the oil was over full so I just drained it and replaced it with Delo 400 LE 5W40 still wouldn't start, the valve cover had been screwed with I could tell by the disturbed paint and the leaking gasket, it would kind of pop a little but wouldn't start, so I took of the valve cover and spun the motor over an eventually noticed the pushrod on the intake was definitely not straight, so I took off the rockers and in the process managed to loose the washer that the rocker pivots on. So after doing a number of thing having the head off a few times, at this point, I'm pretty sure it's good and it has compression, not much water got inside the motor despite the carb being completely primed with water, I didn't pay attention to the position of the rocker nuts when I undid them but I think the guy that had it before may have tightened it down to holly hell and caused the intake valve to bottom out before the cam reached full lift and that's why the pushrod bent because the valves seem nice and free. Should be able to get it back in business with a new head gasket, a new valve cover gasket, a push rod, and a couple adjuster nuts with for the rocker arms to replace the hardware that came with it which was just a nut and washer that has a rounded bottom for the rocker to pivot on versus what I've seen on some other similar motors where they use an adjuster nut that's like a single piece with the set screw in the middle.
1997 Honda Harmony II
Out: STP SAE 30
In: B&S SAE 30
Out: STP SAE 30
In: B&S SAE 30
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LOL it might start using a lot more gas, like a B&S!That Honda is going to spit out that B&S oil!Just on principle.
Westinghouse iGen2200 Inverter Generator
Out: Factory supplied 10W30
In: Motorcraft 10W30 Diesel
Out: Factory supplied 10W30
In: Motorcraft 10W30 Diesel
Yard Machines 10HP Tecumseh Snowblower
Out: 10W30 Pennzoil Plat. + leftovers
In: Penwood 5W30 bulk syn-blend
Out: 10W30 Pennzoil Plat. + leftovers
In: Penwood 5W30 bulk syn-blend
2021 Craftsman M220
Out: Delo 400LE 5W40 (CJ-4/SM)
In: Rotella T6 0W40(CJ4-SM)
I replaced the head gasket and a bent push rod, since I had the engine open and maybe wasn't the cleanest about it, I decided to run the engine until it ran out of fuel just to circulate the oil a bit and get it warm and then dumped it to get out contaminants that may have gotten in while I had the head off.
That's like mine. I run M1 EP 10w-30.
Briggs & Stratton generator - Storm Responder (6250 Watts).
Out: factory fill
In: O'Reillys 5W30 syn
Out: factory fill
In: O'Reillys 5W30 syn
Homelite LR4400 generator w/Briggs & Stratton 8hp engine
Out:5w30 Mobil1
In: 5w40 Rotella T6
Ran for 24hrs straight, then changed oil and ran it again for about 22hrs before the power came back on.
Out:5w30 Mobil1
In: 5w40 Rotella T6
Ran for 24hrs straight, then changed oil and ran it again for about 22hrs before the power came back on.
Big R 22" mower with 1993 3.5hp Briggs Classic
Out:????
In: 50/50 Frankenbrew of Rotella T6 0W40 and Rotella T4 15W40
Initial fill of PYB 5w30 in a predator 4375 generator.
Last NE hurricane?
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Honda 3.5 HP lawnmower.
Out: Castrol High Mileage synthetic leftover from Blazer fill.
In: leftover mix of Castrol 5W-30 C3 and Fuchs Titan Flex 23. It's a Honda, it'll run forever with that HTHS of 3.5!
Out: Castrol High Mileage synthetic leftover from Blazer fill.
In: leftover mix of Castrol 5W-30 C3 and Fuchs Titan Flex 23. It's a Honda, it'll run forever with that HTHS of 3.5!
MIchigan, 70mph straight line winds taking out power for over 48hrs. Trees down every where on my road and power line poles snapped off around the corner from me. Some didn’t have power for 5-6 days.
2020 Honda HRX217 w/GCV200. Out: Valvoline WB 10W30. In: Same.
2017 Troy-Bilt TB110 w/ 140cc Briggs EX550
Out: Delo 400LE 5W40
In: Mobil1 15W50
Also took the carb apart and cleaned it since it's never been cleaned before and the first two years it was run on straight 87 E10 pump gas, put it back together and put in some 93 Octane ethanol free gas with Techron Marine added, this is probably the last time this year I'll use this, and it may sit most of the time from now on since I got that self propelled mower that I fixed up.
