Well bust my bubble!
Ive been using (mostly Castrol full synthetic) for years in everything I own. Never had a problem with anything unless I got some bad fuel. My last truck had 286k on it and was still running strong the day I traded a year ago.
Ive always been a stickler for keeping the oil and filter changed in everything though. Has it been my regular maintenance? Now I’m wondering if I could’ve saved a lot of money. I never believed in waiting 10k miles I don’t care what the container said. 5k at the most.
Ive also been told once you run synthetic you shouldn’t go back to conventional. I even use what’s called a synthetic blend 2 stroke marine oil to mix the fuel for my old outboard.
Now I have smoked a chainsaw I used synthetic in but I was using a small saw for big jobs. When it quit I set it on the ground and grabbed only the pull rope and the saw didn’t budge when I lifted up on it. Toast.
Thanks for all the replies I appreciate everything I have learned from y’all.
Oh I ended up picking up a STP filter for the lawn tractor. Thanks again. Awesome forum!