That's the same method Kawasaki specifies for my 24 hp V-twin.
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Same method for Kohler Command engines.
"Unthread and remove the oil fill cap/dipstick; wipe
oil off. Reinsert the dipstick into the tube and rest
the oil fill cap on the tube. Do not thread the cap
onto the tube. See Figure 6"
"Unthread and remove the oil fill cap/dipstick; wipe
oil off. Reinsert the dipstick into the tube and rest
the oil fill cap on the tube. Do not thread the cap
onto the tube. See Figure 6"
Thanks for this. I don't remember this from my HRX owner's manual and think it has a GCV engine too, but frankly assumed it was the same vs all the other small engines I've had before.
Seriously? This one too?!? I would have though leaving the stick unscrewed would lead to greater variability vs screwing it in all the way.
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Cub Cadet XT1 lawn tractor with 18hp Kohler
Out Castrol GTX 15w40 with Baldwin 223 approximately 100 hours
In Pennzoil yellow bottle SAE 30 Pennzoil PZ-21
Out Castrol GTX 15w40 with Baldwin 223 approximately 100 hours
In Pennzoil yellow bottle SAE 30 Pennzoil PZ-21
Thunderstorms blew through Friday night, and we caught the edge of it. Heard some big gusts of wind since we had the windows open, followed by some loud crashing noises. Uh oh, branches are falling. Very paranoid since a tree fell on my truck last fall, even though we had the tree trimmers come through. Went to move my truck, and realized we've lost power. A quick look around the yard, and no branches down.
Saturday morning, still no power. Turns out a large tree at the end of the street took out the power lines and a power pole, so the whole street was out. Ohio Edison map is showing large areas of power outages with no estimate on when they will be restored. Okay! Hooked up the generator around 7 AM Saturday, and finally, around 6:00 today the power was restored.
Predator 9000 generator, about 45 hours (had some hours on it already) Rotella T5 10W-30.
Saturday morning, still no power. Turns out a large tree at the end of the street took out the power lines and a power pole, so the whole street was out. Ohio Edison map is showing large areas of power outages with no estimate on when they will be restored. Okay! Hooked up the generator around 7 AM Saturday, and finally, around 6:00 today the power was restored.
Predator 9000 generator, about 45 hours (had some hours on it already) Rotella T5 10W-30.
My small engines are now on VR1 20w50 synthetic (black bottle).
Honda gcv160, Kohler xt675, both got HPL 10w-20.
DR AT walker brush hog with 11hp Briggs motor. I realized I didn't shut off fuel last season and motor was full of fuel/oil mix. Drained the mix, dumped some oil in it to move around without starting it, dumped it again and refilled with 15W-40. Cleaned the float and did valve adjustment, now purrs like a kitten.
40+ year old Sensation 21" push lawn mower w Briggs.
OUT: Black stuff
IN: Incorrect non-detergent 30W oil.
I'm going to do the lawn once with it and change it again to Super Tech 15-40.
OUT: Black stuff
IN: Incorrect non-detergent 30W oil.
I'm going to do the lawn once with it and change it again to Super Tech 15-40.
I happen to have a couple mowers where you have to tip them over to change the oil. I'm not a big fan as there's alway a mess to clean up. So a week ago my neighbor got a hold of 2 Harbor Freight suction pumps. The manual hand pump type, and he gifted me one. So I figured I'd give it a try. I did 2 of my 4 mowers with it. It worked better than I would have expected. And only took a few minutes each. You need to have the discharge hose in a can or bucket to minimize the splaching. Did both mowers and filled them with Fram brand 10w40 blended oil. They're both over 10 years old, and really don't use enough oil to mention.,,
An empty oil jug or washer bottle jug works great!
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4 HP Briggs from 2002. I got this pressure washer for $7 at auction and threw a $35 pump on it, runs like a champ.
Last season, I ran 5w30 and it burned a pretty good amount of oil. This season, I’m running a 15w40, yet to burn a drop.
Out: a mix of Pennzoil and Valvoline 5w30
In: ST 15w40 Full Synthetic
Edit: I should add, capacity unknown. I just drain then add until the dipstick reads full.
Last season, I ran 5w30 and it burned a pretty good amount of oil. This season, I’m running a 15w40, yet to burn a drop.
Out: a mix of Pennzoil and Valvoline 5w30
In: ST 15w40 Full Synthetic
Edit: I should add, capacity unknown. I just drain then add until the dipstick reads full.
2021 Simplicity Courier 42 inch Zero Turn, 23hp Briggs & Stratton
Out: Amsoil Small Engine 10w30, Wix filter 57035 (85 hrs)
In: Amsoil Small Engine 10w40, Wix filter 57035 (128 hrs)
Out: Amsoil Small Engine 10w30, Wix filter 57035 (85 hrs)
In: Amsoil Small Engine 10w40, Wix filter 57035 (128 hrs)
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40+ year old Briggs 4.0hp Commercial (Sensation 21" lawn mower)
OUT: 30W errantly installed 1.5 hrs. earlier
IN: ST 15W-40
OUT: 30W errantly installed 1.5 hrs. earlier
IN: ST 15W-40
I keep a few old cans of TruFuel for this purpose.
I either pump into an old TruFuel can or use a plastic paint roller pan with the tip method.
Briggs Fortress natural gas whole home generator
993cc Vanguard V-twin
Only 15 hrs on the Lucas Motorcycle 20W50 and Microgard filter I put in last summer
Cousin insisted I change the oil for hurricane season
Drained out the Lucas oil, put in 2 quarts ST 20W50 motorcycle oil and left the Microgard on
993cc Vanguard V-twin
Only 15 hrs on the Lucas Motorcycle 20W50 and Microgard filter I put in last summer
Cousin insisted I change the oil for hurricane season
Drained out the Lucas oil, put in 2 quarts ST 20W50 motorcycle oil and left the Microgard on
Does that white bag of mtd sae 30 count if I put it into a brand new mower? No old oil to dump! 
