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[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=46013]I’m sure this one will have a few opinions, I look forward to yours.[/quote]
Hi Eric I just watched your response video “Re: Regular Oil vs Synthetic Oil -EricTheCarGuy – YouTube”. It was very interesting. Two things you said in the video go against the conventional wisdom I was taught and I wonder if you would address them.
1. Synthetic motor oil is ok in your lawnmower.
CW: You should not put any detergent additive motor oil –synthetic or regular– in a lawnmower. Lawnmowers are supposed to have detergent free motor oils because the particles should not be disturbed and should settle. There is no filter in a lot of lawnmowers.2. It’s ok to mix synthetic and regular.
CW: It’s one or the other, and don’t mix them. I remember reading somewhere that it can cause a sludge like if you mix certain antifreezes (that is a big problem with vws). I don’t know if it’s due to the differences in detergents, the friction and ability of synthetic to be porous or what.If you could address these two points that would be great. Also if you changed your original post to add an FAQ or something because this thread is huge (oil threads are always huge I know.. everyone has two cents..) so there’s no way I’m going to read all the posts and I don’t think most people will either. Just a wiki page or something with the latest information or bullet points or something. For all I know someone has covered the above two points I raised.
Thank you for your videos they have been very helpful.
[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=46013]I’m sure this one will have a few opinions, I look forward to yours.[/quote]
Hi Eric I just watched your response video “Re: Regular Oil vs Synthetic Oil -EricTheCarGuy – YouTube”. It was very interesting. Two things you said in the video go against the conventional wisdom I was taught and I wonder if you would address them.
1. Synthetic motor oil is ok in your lawnmower.
CW: You should not put any detergent additive motor oil –synthetic or regular– in a lawnmower. Lawnmowers are supposed to have detergent free motor oils because the particles should not be disturbed and should settle. There is no filter in a lot of lawnmowers.2. It’s ok to mix synthetic and regular.
CW: It’s one or the other, and don’t mix them. I remember reading somewhere that it can cause a sludge like if you mix certain antifreezes (that is a big problem with vws). I don’t know if it’s due to the differences in detergents, the friction and ability of synthetic to be porous or what.If you could address these two points that would be great. Also if you changed your original post to add an FAQ or something because this thread is huge (oil threads are always huge I know.. everyone has two cents..) so there’s no way I’m going to read all the posts and I don’t think most people will either. Just a wiki page or something with the latest information or bullet points or something. For all I know someone has covered the above two points I raised.
Thank you for your videos they have been very helpful.