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Re: Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.

grumpy #12444 09/06/09 12:51 PM

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Bruce

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grumpy,

Never use normal engine oil in small 4 stroke engines because they do not have an oil filter to clean the oil. No oil filter using engine oil tends to create more ware in which case you then cancel your warranty.

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Bruce

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.	Gomower	09/06/09 12:53 AM
Re: Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.	grumpy	09/06/09 01:26 AM
Re: Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.	Bruce	09/06/09 02:51 AM
Re: Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.	grumpy	09/06/09 07:10 PM
Re: Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.	john2	29/07/09 02:36 AM
Re: Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.	Bruce	29/07/09 03:41 AM
Re: Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.	john2	29/07/09 06:05 AM
Re: Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.	grumpy	29/07/09 08:29 PM
Re: Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.	gmax	30/07/09 05:08 AM
Re: Engine oil for 4 stroke mowers.	grumpy	30/07/09 06:48 PM

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