Posted by Straw Boss on May 01, 2012 at 21:54:47 from (74.221.167.226):
Ok, so I drop oil in the mower. It has a 31 HP Kawasaki engine. Out of 10w-30 on the shelf. No biggie. Must be something around here. Should be able to use straight 30w. Check the dipstick as I remember seeing some writing on there. Dipstick says...Oil API SF, SG, SH OR SJ class SAE 30 10W-30.
OK. Confirms my thought. Just throw some straight 30 in it. Found a couple of quarts of 30W. Out of curiosity I check the label. Says...SAE HD-30 API service SN, SM, SL. Ah...OK..??? Whats the difference?
Just a minute...I've got an old 2 1/2 gal. jug from CaseIH. Says...No 1 Sae 30 API CE, CD, CC/SG; MIL-L-210E & 46152 D; Series 3; CAT TO-2; MACK EO-J, Allison E-3 & C-4.
Ok I throw some of both in and go back to mowing. Clean oil is better than dirty oil even if its not the right specs. My question...is there more than one in a thousand people who actually know what all the specs mean on a jug of oil? Should I be concerned I've angered the powers that be at Kawasaki for not using the PROPER 30 wt oil?
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