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Post your latest small engine oil change
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Circa 2000 Craftsman FWD Self Propelled lawn mower w/ 6.0 Briggs
Out:??? Something kinda gloopy, no glitter though.
In:Mobil1 15W50
Got this mower for free, been trying to find a home for a 190cc Briggs Quantum I trash picked on a mower with a cracked deck and broken front axle assembly.
But I've got this one running, it's kinda loud, at first the throttle response wasn't very good, maybe it had low compression, I think it's been stored for years, the carb was full of nasty varnished gas, I think it was cared for when it was last used because the air filter looked decent, my guess is they tried to run the carb dry but they didn't drop the bowl after running it until it died then it sat for years and the gas turned to varnish, maybe the rings are a little sticky and they're loosing it up as it ran, because it didn't seem to be running very good until after I'd ran it and changed the oil and now it seems better like the rings are losing up, but it's loud and vibrates, maybe the rod bearing isn't good or the blade is very out of balance since it's quite rusty.
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Simpson Pressure Washer with Kohler 6.5 hp.
Out: Competition Cams 10W-30 break in oil.
In: 75% Kohler conventional 30W + 25% Motul 300V 15W-50
Out: Competition Cams 10W-30 break in oil.
In: 75% Kohler conventional 30W + 25% Motul 300V 15W-50
1988 Coleman Generator - 8hp Briggs flathead
Out: Rotella T5 10w30
In: Supertech 15w40
Out: Rotella T5 10w30
In: Supertech 15w40
J.D. D130 w/ B&S 22 H.P. twin :
Out : Mix of oil weight and brands making synthetic 5w-30 w/ J.D. AM125424c oil filter
Post#1279 : https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/post-your-latest-small-engine-oil-change.128191/page-64 .
In : SHELL Rotella G.T. 5w-30 ( S.N.+ , GF-5 ) w/ same oil filter .
Used an Ocean Spray cranberry juice container , helps w/ less mess . Usually use empty 2 Ltr. bottle of soda , gave up drinking diet sodas .
Place ramp under each tire on right side of mower for engine oil draining pipe w/cap and then ramp beneath both left side tires for oil filter to give a better extraction and less mess of oil change .
Out : Mix of oil weight and brands making synthetic 5w-30 w/ J.D. AM125424c oil filter
Post#1279 : https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/post-your-latest-small-engine-oil-change.128191/page-64 .
In : SHELL Rotella G.T. 5w-30 ( S.N.+ , GF-5 ) w/ same oil filter .
Used an Ocean Spray cranberry juice container , helps w/ less mess . Usually use empty 2 Ltr. bottle of soda , gave up drinking diet sodas .
Place ramp under each tire on right side of mower for engine oil draining pipe w/cap and then ramp beneath both left side tires for oil filter to give a better extraction and less mess of oil change .
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Interesting technique. I usually just jack it and pull the right front wheel. I may have to give that a try.Used an Ocean Spray cranberry juice container , helps w/ less mess . Usually use empty 2 Ltr. bottle of soda , gave up drinking diet sodas .
Place ramp under each tire on right side of mower for engine oil draining pipe w/cap and then ramp beneath both left side tires for oil filter to give a better extraction and less mess of oil change .
Craftsman self-propelled push mower. 6HP Briggs and Stratton engine
Out: Mobil Super Synthetic 5w30
In: Supertech 5w30 Conventional
Out: Mobil Super Synthetic 5w30
In: Supertech 5w30 Conventional
2015 Model year self propelled FWD Troy-bilt with 150cc Briggs OHV engine
Out: Black sludgy stuff and not enough of it,
In: Mobil1 15W50
Oops, the ramps should be the opposite of what I stated. Place ramps under tires of opposite side to be drained of oil .J.D. D130 w/ B&S 22 H.P. twin :
Out : Mix of oil weight and brands making synthetic 5w-30 w/ J.D. AM125424c oil filter
Post#1279 : https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/post-your-latest-small-engine-oil-change.128191/page-64 .
In : SHELL Rotella G.T. 5w-30 ( S.N.+ , GF-5 ) w/ same oil filter .
Used an Ocean Spray cranberry juice container , helps w/ less mess . Usually use empty 2 Ltr. bottle of soda , gave up drinking diet sodas .
Place ramp under each tire on right side of mower for engine oil draining pipe w/cap and then ramp beneath both left side tires for oil filter to give a better extraction and less mess of oil change .
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I used my MityVac and extracted the 1 year old oil in my 17HP Troy Built riding mower. I left the same filter on the mower since I probably only run it about once a week for 20 minutes. I used ST synthetic 10W30 for a fill. The old oil looked fairly clean which is ok. It doesn't hold much oil and its worth it IMO.
2012 Huskee log splitter - Briggs 190cc 6.75 Ft-Lb torque
Out: SAE 30 of some sort
In: Valvoline Synthetic Euro 5w40
Brought this one back from the dead to use here at home, it had been sitting outside in someone's yard for a while. A little work and it runs great, needed a tire and carb cleaning.
Also flushed hydraulic fluid:
Out: mostly water
In: Traveller ISO 46, Wix 51249 filter
Out: SAE 30 of some sort
In: Valvoline Synthetic Euro 5w40
Brought this one back from the dead to use here at home, it had been sitting outside in someone's yard for a while. A little work and it runs great, needed a tire and carb cleaning.
Also flushed hydraulic fluid:
Out: mostly water
In: Traveller ISO 46, Wix 51249 filter
Changed the oil on my frankenmower. It’s a 90s Lawnboy steel deck with a 90s Honda GCV160. The Honda was saved from yard trash and swapped onto the deck, which was given to me by my neighbour when the engine blew. The engine had sat for a long time but ran great after a deep carb clean. I changed the oil at the time of the swap a couple of years ago and decided to do so again this past weekend. It definitely needs to be done at a higher frequency (at least until it cleans up the engine a bit) as it came out very dark.
Out: QSAD 10w30
In: QSAD 10w30
Out: QSAD 10w30
In: QSAD 10w30
This mower would be a great addition to the photo thread! Gotta love the custom projects!
Post your lawn mower photo.
Is there a thread for this already? If not, why not post your lawn mower photo. :) Here’s mine. It’s a self propelled Toro with a Honda GCV 160.
bobistheoilguy.com
I'll take a pic and post it this weekend. Thanks
Honda HRX 217VKA W/GCV190 (mower)
13 oz Honda 10W-30 out
13 oz Honda 10W-30 in
Red bottle Honda power equipment oil
New air filter & NGK -BPR5ES spark plug too.
Still have leaves to mulch......
13 oz Honda 10W-30 out
13 oz Honda 10W-30 in
Red bottle Honda power equipment oil
New air filter & NGK -BPR5ES spark plug too.
Still have leaves to mulch......
1990's MTD Agway Riding tractor - Repowered with Briggs 17.5hp Intek last season
Out: Rotella 15w40, Briggs filter
In: Supertech 15w40, Napa 21348
This is a very low hour machine that sat in a garage for years, but unfortunately last season the customer forgot to check the oil and the old flathead Briggs seized up solid. The new replacement Intek is doing great.
Out: Rotella 15w40, Briggs filter
In: Supertech 15w40, Napa 21348
This is a very low hour machine that sat in a garage for years, but unfortunately last season the customer forgot to check the oil and the old flathead Briggs seized up solid. The new replacement Intek is doing great.
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