Lbutler225
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I have been using B&S sae 30 oil. Is there a better oil I showed be using ? synthetic ?
No flame here. But be careful to note whether the oil is actually rated SJ or SH or if it reads 'meets or exceeds' that. Any modern oil is supposed to be better than what came before, except when it isn't and with air cooled mower engines that's a problem.
IF you drive a Ferrari use Ferrai oil
If you use a mower us a mower oil
Not rocket science
Any oil is better than no oil and no oil is any better in your mower than the oil specifically made for use in your mower.
What is important is changing it and the more often the better.
A synthetic or semi synthetic oil will not make the mower run 1 deg cooler, or last 1 second longer .
synthetics were made for modern car engines in order to comply with EPA regulations and in particular at start up which is why they have very now cold viscosties .
But if you want to throw away money and it makes you feel better than the man next door the go ahead.
When mowers run full pressure oil systems with regulation jets to precisely control the volume & pressure of oil then synthetics will probably be good.
But right now most push mowers are splash and most riding mowers are pressure feed to the big end only .
You must be a old man like me with a attitude problem ,