Oil???

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deriter

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My neighbor and I were talking about lawn mowers. We both have Toro Recyclers and I said I was going to have to tune up and change oil. I said I was going to put in 10-30 synthetic oil. He said you should use Toro's oil because it has added zinc for better wear on engine components. I was wondering what you folks think. Is this right or hype? And is 10-30 ok or should I use straight 30 sae?
 
I'm not sure about Toro's oil, But Kinetix,& K-Tech are high in zinc, K-tech is a synthetic blend. Its very beneficial for Flat tappet cam engines, like your mower. I use SAE30.
 
You can pay the extra money for what ever oil you prefer, but as a Toro tech I’ve used only a good brand of automotive oil for the last 50 years, with no problems. Toro used SAE30 until 2015, then switched to SAE10W-30 since then.
 
Never a bad practice to follow the Owner's Manual.

For my walk behind it says: SAE 30 or SAE 10W-30, API SJ or higher.
 
The thing I am really wanting to figure out is the zinc additive. Supposedly the Toro brand oil has more zinc added. Now I know Toro doesn't make oil and they just put their label on someone elses oil, but I don't know which one it is they use or again, is it just hype to get you to buy their label oil or what? So is oil, oil, or is there a huge difference between them?
 
deriter said:
The thing I am really wanting to figure out is the zinc additive. Supposedly the Toro brand oil has more zinc added. Now I know Toro doesn't make oil and they just put their label on someone elses oil, but I don't know which one it is they use or again, is it just hype to get you to buy their label oil or what? So is oil, oil, or is there a huge difference between them?
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To know for sure, uncap a new bottle and send a sample for analysis.
Kohler 10w30 Synthetic Blend has a good bit of zinc.
 
All i use now is Kinetix and K-tech, and rotella is my personal choice, Kinetix and KTECH for others.... I actually think they're both bottled by CITGO, (not the rotella)
I know they're formulated to withstand the temperature needs of an Air Cooled engine, and have anti wear additives that most modern auto oils will not due to Environmental regs.
 
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