synthetic oil

Deere dealer recomended 30 weight NON DETERGENT (not syn) for my LT155. It's got a Kohler engine. Syn just seems like overkill to me for a small engine. .02
 
Definite heat advantage... air cooled engines tend to get hot, synthetic oil will tolerate overtemping with no damage to the oil. KennyV
 
When I switched to synthetic in my then new 2002 Craftsman DGT 6000 with a 27 hp Kohler V-Twin, I noticed the engine would smoke a little at crank up and when a load was put on it. Not much, just a little blue smoke. When I changed back to conventional oil, the smoke went away. That was 300 hours ago and it's still running like new. I use a Purolator Gold filter and Mobil 1 HD 30.
 
I started using Synthetic oil at the first oil change. I have been using Synthetic oil in my truck since the first oil change. My 03 Dodge Ram is rated 17mpg highway. I can pull 22mpg highway using Synthectic. I can mow my lawn (2/3 acre) on less than a tank of gas with my Poulan 16.5/42 lawn tractor. And since this tractor is just a splash lube system, the Synthetic offers much better protection when mowing on a hill.
 
I use Rotella T Synthetic T6 I started running it in my Kubota and what sold me is how clean it is when you change it. Less thermal breakdown for sure and in a air cooled engine it has to help...
 
jimbo64 said:
anyone running syn oil in there riding mowers and how does it work, any advantages----------
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I am running Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 10w30 in my Cub Cadet LTX 1040, I am noticing a performance gain and a smoother idle. I'd go for it!
 
Hi A briggs & stration recommended that you use 30 weight oil preferable there oil. That's what i use but i only have 108 hour on this engine so we will see how good the oil is later on.
 
I have always used synthetic in air cooled engines... they need all the help they can get.
And I switched from Mobil1 last year to Rotella T Synthetic T6... Great stuff and I use it in all my engines With annual oil changes. ... KennyV
 
KennyV said:
I have always used synthetic in air cooled engines... they need all the help they can get.
And I switched from Mobil1 last year to Rotella T Synthetic T6... Great stuff and I use it in all my engines With annual oil changes. ... KennyV
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Annual oil changes??
 
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