wilkes

Yes a fram and 10W-30 and put some stabil in it over the winter and crank it up and let it run for 15 mins. every month. The steering, transmission and deck will wear out twice before the engine does.

Mobil 1 motor oil full synthetic and Honda Filters. The filter media is about the same in all those filters.Lydall in Hamptonville NC used to manufacture the filter media for several of the manufactures.

Don't use a high tech oil filter on an air cooled engine it will cut down the oil flow and the engine parts will not get enough oil. A fram has the most flow.

Fins (view profile)
Posted 8:40 pm, 04/02/2014
You shouldn't run ethanol in small engines. Especially if they set for extended periods (like winter) without being used

Exactly. I only buy my mower/trimmer/chainsaw gas at one station that has no ethanol in their gas. If not, I use a conditoner/treatment in my gas.

You shouldn't run ethanol in small engines. Especially if they set for extended periods (like winter) without being used

And since gasoline has ethanol make sure the api rating on the oil is sn.

Say what?

Castrol 10W-30 and a Phram filter.

If you run the John Deere Turf-Guard you'll pay the price. Also, if you run the OEM oil filter be prepared to pay for that as well. If you'll go to http://www.wixfilters.com or http://www.fram.com (frams's site lists other filter brand part #'s) you can do a cross reference and buy a filter from the auto parts store for much less.

but bacon grease makes everything better

Look at the Walmark for oil and maybe filter.Some of the higher HP mowers use a red colored motor.

Last year on the classifieds here.... Had low hours and it's now time for a oil change.

Does it matter where I bought it?

Where did you BUY the Mower at. ???

Not the bacon grease, that's what we fry deer meat in.

i would use bacon grease

Yes

So it's time for my first oil change and I was wondering do I RREEAAALLYY have to get the oil from the John Deere place?

Can't I use regular ole 10w30? Or something......

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