Detergent Oil
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Re: Detergent Oil
TeGGeR® wrote:
> scott <scott@screwspambots.net> wrote in
> news:Xns985993644ECC8nunya@207.115.17.102:
>
>> Jim, your information is very much out of date. The oldest service
>> bulletin from Briggs and Stratton I could easily lay my hands on was
>> from 1990 and even back then, 16 years ago they recommended detergent
>> oil.
>
>
>
> My nearly brand-new Tecumseh-engined mower's manual says I can use either
> straight 30-wt or 5W-30 motor oil. My choice. In fact, it came with a 20oz
> bottle of that "premium" 30-wt lawnmower oil.
>
>
>
Ah, but it didn't say to use non-detergent oil, did it? Tecumseh is
saying you can use a fully formulated straight 30 or multi-grade 5W-30.
I don't think there even is such a thing as a non-detergent
multi-grade oil. That non-detergent SA crap is straight weight.
In 2004 the auto makers association did a big test of the impacts of
using SA oil in modern engines by doing detailed comparison tests. They
are really trying to get that junk off the market so that fools who buy
the cheapest thing on the shelf at their local convenience store don't
grenade their engines. Have a look:
http://www.ilma.org/resources/impact_lowqualityoils.pdf
John
John
> scott <scott@screwspambots.net> wrote in
> news:Xns985993644ECC8nunya@207.115.17.102:
>
>> Jim, your information is very much out of date. The oldest service
>> bulletin from Briggs and Stratton I could easily lay my hands on was
>> from 1990 and even back then, 16 years ago they recommended detergent
>> oil.
>
>
>
> My nearly brand-new Tecumseh-engined mower's manual says I can use either
> straight 30-wt or 5W-30 motor oil. My choice. In fact, it came with a 20oz
> bottle of that "premium" 30-wt lawnmower oil.
>
>
>
Ah, but it didn't say to use non-detergent oil, did it? Tecumseh is
saying you can use a fully formulated straight 30 or multi-grade 5W-30.
I don't think there even is such a thing as a non-detergent
multi-grade oil. That non-detergent SA crap is straight weight.
In 2004 the auto makers association did a big test of the impacts of
using SA oil in modern engines by doing detailed comparison tests. They
are really trying to get that junk off the market so that fools who buy
the cheapest thing on the shelf at their local convenience store don't
grenade their engines. Have a look:
http://www.ilma.org/resources/impact_lowqualityoils.pdf
John
John
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Re: Detergent Oil
John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:l4uYg.682$Km6.666@trnddc03:
> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> scott <scott@screwspambots.net> wrote in
>> news:Xns985993644ECC8nunya@207.115.17.102:
>>
>>> Jim, your information is very much out of date. The oldest
>>> service
>>> bulletin from Briggs and Stratton I could easily lay my hands on was
>>> from 1990 and even back then, 16 years ago they recommended
>>> detergent oil.
>>
>>
>>
>> My nearly brand-new Tecumseh-engined mower's manual says I can use
>> either straight 30-wt or 5W-30 motor oil. My choice. In fact, it came
>> with a 20oz bottle of that "premium" 30-wt lawnmower oil.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Ah, but it didn't say to use non-detergent oil, did it? Tecumseh is
> saying you can use a fully formulated straight 30 or multi-grade
> 5W-30.
On better reading of the Tecumseh manual, I find you're right.
The manual specifically mentions detergent oil, and specifies that the
label should say API SL/SJ.
> I don't think there even is such a thing as a non-detergent
> multi-grade oil. That non-detergent SA crap is straight weight.
Yes it is. And it says "non-detergent" on the label.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
news:l4uYg.682$Km6.666@trnddc03:
> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> scott <scott@screwspambots.net> wrote in
>> news:Xns985993644ECC8nunya@207.115.17.102:
>>
>>> Jim, your information is very much out of date. The oldest
>>> service
>>> bulletin from Briggs and Stratton I could easily lay my hands on was
>>> from 1990 and even back then, 16 years ago they recommended
>>> detergent oil.
>>
>>
>>
>> My nearly brand-new Tecumseh-engined mower's manual says I can use
>> either straight 30-wt or 5W-30 motor oil. My choice. In fact, it came
>> with a 20oz bottle of that "premium" 30-wt lawnmower oil.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Ah, but it didn't say to use non-detergent oil, did it? Tecumseh is
> saying you can use a fully formulated straight 30 or multi-grade
> 5W-30.
On better reading of the Tecumseh manual, I find you're right.
The manual specifically mentions detergent oil, and specifies that the
label should say API SL/SJ.
> I don't think there even is such a thing as a non-detergent
> multi-grade oil. That non-detergent SA crap is straight weight.
Yes it is. And it says "non-detergent" on the label.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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Re: Detergent Oil
John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:l4uYg.682$Km6.666@trnddc03:
> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> scott <scott@screwspambots.net> wrote in
>> news:Xns985993644ECC8nunya@207.115.17.102:
>>
>>> Jim, your information is very much out of date. The oldest
>>> service
>>> bulletin from Briggs and Stratton I could easily lay my hands on was
>>> from 1990 and even back then, 16 years ago they recommended
>>> detergent oil.
>>
>>
>>
>> My nearly brand-new Tecumseh-engined mower's manual says I can use
>> either straight 30-wt or 5W-30 motor oil. My choice. In fact, it came
>> with a 20oz bottle of that "premium" 30-wt lawnmower oil.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Ah, but it didn't say to use non-detergent oil, did it? Tecumseh is
> saying you can use a fully formulated straight 30 or multi-grade
> 5W-30.
On better reading of the Tecumseh manual, I find you're right.
The manual specifically mentions detergent oil, and specifies that the
label should say API SL/SJ.
> I don't think there even is such a thing as a non-detergent
> multi-grade oil. That non-detergent SA crap is straight weight.
Yes it is. And it says "non-detergent" on the label.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
news:l4uYg.682$Km6.666@trnddc03:
> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> scott <scott@screwspambots.net> wrote in
>> news:Xns985993644ECC8nunya@207.115.17.102:
>>
>>> Jim, your information is very much out of date. The oldest
>>> service
>>> bulletin from Briggs and Stratton I could easily lay my hands on was
>>> from 1990 and even back then, 16 years ago they recommended
>>> detergent oil.
>>
>>
>>
>> My nearly brand-new Tecumseh-engined mower's manual says I can use
>> either straight 30-wt or 5W-30 motor oil. My choice. In fact, it came
>> with a 20oz bottle of that "premium" 30-wt lawnmower oil.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Ah, but it didn't say to use non-detergent oil, did it? Tecumseh is
> saying you can use a fully formulated straight 30 or multi-grade
> 5W-30.
On better reading of the Tecumseh manual, I find you're right.
The manual specifically mentions detergent oil, and specifies that the
label should say API SL/SJ.
> I don't think there even is such a thing as a non-detergent
> multi-grade oil. That non-detergent SA crap is straight weight.
Yes it is. And it says "non-detergent" on the label.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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Re: Detergent Oil
John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:l4uYg.682$Km6.666@trnddc03:
> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> scott <scott@screwspambots.net> wrote in
>> news:Xns985993644ECC8nunya@207.115.17.102:
>>
>>> Jim, your information is very much out of date. The oldest
>>> service
>>> bulletin from Briggs and Stratton I could easily lay my hands on was
>>> from 1990 and even back then, 16 years ago they recommended
>>> detergent oil.
>>
>>
>>
>> My nearly brand-new Tecumseh-engined mower's manual says I can use
>> either straight 30-wt or 5W-30 motor oil. My choice. In fact, it came
>> with a 20oz bottle of that "premium" 30-wt lawnmower oil.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Ah, but it didn't say to use non-detergent oil, did it? Tecumseh is
> saying you can use a fully formulated straight 30 or multi-grade
> 5W-30.
On better reading of the Tecumseh manual, I find you're right.
The manual specifically mentions detergent oil, and specifies that the
label should say API SL/SJ.
> I don't think there even is such a thing as a non-detergent
> multi-grade oil. That non-detergent SA crap is straight weight.
Yes it is. And it says "non-detergent" on the label.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
news:l4uYg.682$Km6.666@trnddc03:
> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> scott <scott@screwspambots.net> wrote in
>> news:Xns985993644ECC8nunya@207.115.17.102:
>>
>>> Jim, your information is very much out of date. The oldest
>>> service
>>> bulletin from Briggs and Stratton I could easily lay my hands on was
>>> from 1990 and even back then, 16 years ago they recommended
>>> detergent oil.
>>
>>
>>
>> My nearly brand-new Tecumseh-engined mower's manual says I can use
>> either straight 30-wt or 5W-30 motor oil. My choice. In fact, it came
>> with a 20oz bottle of that "premium" 30-wt lawnmower oil.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Ah, but it didn't say to use non-detergent oil, did it? Tecumseh is
> saying you can use a fully formulated straight 30 or multi-grade
> 5W-30.
On better reading of the Tecumseh manual, I find you're right.
The manual specifically mentions detergent oil, and specifies that the
label should say API SL/SJ.
> I don't think there even is such a thing as a non-detergent
> multi-grade oil. That non-detergent SA crap is straight weight.
Yes it is. And it says "non-detergent" on the label.
--
TeGGeR®
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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