Engine Synthetic Oil Use

[Hammerdown]

Hello
I run Pennzoil Platinum in every engine that I have as our Car Truck
and my 1983 John Deere 318 that has an Onan P-218 Performer engine in it that has been run on it since it was remanufactured and it has Run perfect on the 10-30 Grade of Pennzoil Platinum Full synthetic engine oil. Regards, Hammerdown

 

[gfp55]

Hello
I run Pennzoil Platinum in every engine that I have as our Car Truck
and my 1983 John Deere 318 that has an Onan P-218 Performer engine in it that has been run on it since it was remanufactured and it has Run perfect on the 10-30 Grade of Pennzoil Platinum Full synthetic engine oil. Regards, Hammerdown

What do you say to some of the folks that say synthetic oil is "a waste of money, oil is oil, its just hype"?

 

[Hammerdown]

What do you say to some of the folks that say synthetic oil is "a waste of money, oil is oil, its just hype"?

Hello
I say that they are Just Plain Ignorant[to the fact's of synthetic engine oil it does not break down like conventional oil does and it certainly has a Higher shear strength than any Conventional Oil has. Mobil-1 was tested at the Arcrtic circle with temperature's of 35 Below Zero. They Ran machinery for One Million hour's then Pulled it down for inspection and it showed Very Little wear to it at all. Regards, Hammerdown

 

[Dave1954]

Truth is, any good oil will do the job even in severe conditions, synthetic will hold up much longer before starting to break down but is running your oil longer really a good idea? not unless you change out the filter at regular intervals because even if syn lasts longer it still gets dirty and not changing the filter will imo be worse for the motor than any benefits you gain from the syn oil.

 

[Hammerdown]

Truth is, any good oil will do the job even in severe conditions, synthetic will hold up much longer before starting to break down but is running your oil longer really a good idea? not unless you change out the filter at regular intervals because even if syn lasts longer it still gets dirty and not changing the filter will imo be worse for the motor than any benefits you gain from the syn oil.

Hi I Strongly Disagree with your statement all togther here as it is not the truth at all and Very Mis leading to other's. With severe Heat or Cold synthetic engine oil is Far More superior than any conventional oil in both spectrums here. At 35 Below a conventional engine oil is as Thick as Tar I have been in this type of cold and witnesed it, and it Makes it Very hard on the engine connecting Rod's as well as the main bearings inan engine, and Now Living in Tennesee I have seen severe High Temperatures, which does Not Effect a synthetic engine oil so I know how well the synthetic oil hold's up compared to conventional oil and I run Superior Oil filter's that Trap dirt and can go the Fifteen Thousand Mile oil change interval's which makes buying the synthetic engine oil that much Nicer & Smarter as I don't have to change it @ The Three thousand Mile intervals that conventional Oil demands and Need's to be changed... :wink:Hammerdown

 

[Ric]

Truth is, any good oil will do the job even in severe conditions, synthetic will hold up much longer before starting to break down but is running your oil longer really a good idea? not unless you change out the filter at regular intervals because even if syn lasts longer it still gets dirty and not changing the filter will imo be worse for the motor than any benefits you gain from the syn oil.

Hi I Strongly Disagree with your statement all together here as it is not the truth at all and Very Mis leading to other's. With severe Heat or Cold synthetic engine oil is Far More superior than any conventional oil in both spectrum's here. At 35 Below a conventional engine oil is as Thick as Tar I have been in this type of cold and witnessed it, and it Makes it Very hard on the engine connecting Rod's as well as the main bearings in an engine, and Now Living in Tennessee I have seen severe High Temperatures, which does Not Effect a synthetic engine oil so I know how well the synthetic oil hold's up compared to conventional oil and I run Superior Oil filter's that Trap dirt and can go the Fifteen Thousand Mile oil change interval's which makes buying the synthetic engine oil that much Nicer & Smarter as I don't have to change it @ The Three thousand Mile intervals that conventional Oil demands and Need's to be changed... :wink:Hammerdown

I agree with Dave 1954. I think it comes down to how you maintain your equipment, I change my oil every 50 hours along with a new filter so synthetic has no benefit to me. What he said was true that synthetic will hold up much longer before starting to break down but at the same time it will be just as dirty at 50 hours as the conventional oil and needs to be changed.
Talking about your 15K oil change, I just recently purchased a new truck and it runs synthetic oil and guess what my oil light came on and said change oil soon and it had 4328 miles on it at that point. The next scheduled oil change from the dealership is 9328 miles so even the dealership says change the stuff every 5000 miles. The easiest way to find out what oil to use in your mower to to read and do what the mower manual says to use and run.

 

[Dave1954]

Hi I Strongly Disagree with your statement all togther here as it is not the truth at all and Very Mis leading to other's. With severe Heat or Cold synthetic engine oil is Far More superior than any conventional oil in both spectrums here. At 35 Below a conventional engine oil is as Thick as Tar I have been in this type of cold and witnesed it, and it Makes it Very hard on the engine connecting Rod's as well as the main bearings inan engine, and Now Living in Tennesee I have seen severe High Temperatures, which does Not Effect a synthetic engine oil so I know how well the synthetic oil hold's up compared to conventional oil and I run Superior Oil filter's that Trap dirt and can go the Fifteen Thousand Mile oil change interval's which makes buying the synthetic engine oil that much Nicer & Smarter as I don't have to change it @ The Three thousand Mile intervals that conventional Oil demands and Need's to be changed... :wink:Hammerdown

You may have a point, but your in Tn, and im in Ga. and truth is we will never see 35 degrees below, and I wouldn't be cranking the lawn mower if I did. :laughing:

 

[mechanic mark]

"K&T Parts House Lawn Mower Parts and Chain Saw & Trimmer Parts" Click on your engine manual & go with recommended by Kawasaki.

https://www.google.com/webhp?source...nthetic+vs.+conventional+oil+in+lawn+tractors

 

[mechanic mark]

You can use what ever you like. If you check your Kawasaki manual it will say or give you Oil Type as Detergent Oil (API service SF, SG, SH, SJ, or SL) it also will tell you the use of a Multi-Grade Oils (5w20, 10w30 or 10w40) will increase oil consumption and to check the oil levels more frequently. You should choose your oil according to the table listed in your manual. You can't google for an answer to your question because there is none, using a synthetic over the conventional oil is a personal choice at twice the price.

I disagree Ric, read the following:403 Forbiddenclick anyway.

 

[Ric]

You can use what ever you like. If you check your Kawasaki manual it will say or give you Oil Type as Detergent Oil (API service SF, SG, SH, SJ, or SL) it also will tell you the use of a Multi-Grade Oils (5w20, 10w30 or 10w40) will increase oil consumption and to check the oil levels more frequently. You should choose your oil according to the table listed in your manual. You can't google for an answer to your question because there is none, using a synthetic over the conventional oil is a personal choice at twice the price.

I disagree Ric, read the following:403 Forbiddenclick anyway.

Really, You want me to believe someone who's keeping a B&S blog that's promoting there B&S oil over my Manual/Manufacturer and what they recommend I use . It's just his opinion. Besides he said the same thing I did, Our engines are designed to run on conventional oil, full synthetic, or synthetic blends. It痴 an owner痴 personal decision if he thinks the extra cost is worth it. Now I will say B&S needs every advantage to keep there engines/ :smile: (said politely) running.

The thing is with all the talk about synthetic oil and its testing it's always about extending your oil changes up to 15K and how great the stuff is according to there tests on a car, truck, suv or van, it's all hype imo. I extended my oil change, i got 4328 miles instead of 3000 miles on my first synthetic oil change on my truck that's when the computer said change oil soon, even the dealership says change the stuff every 5000 miles.