rcmaniac791
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I can attest to the leaking with synthetic. I have a pair of older Deere lawn tractors with Kohler engines on them. I thought it would be cool to run synthetic in them. They started to burn more oil and one of them started to leak pretty badly. Went back to regular oil and the issues pretty much went away. I know these are small engines, but still.
The only gaskets that I have replaced in the 5th are the valve cover gaskets. Twice. And since the mating surface where the gasket sits on the head is not machined but only cast, they still seep ever so slightly. Everything else is factory as of now. The engine doesn't leak much, just the occasional drip once and awhile, but I don't have to add oil between changes.
The only gaskets that I have replaced in the 5th are the valve cover gaskets. Twice. And since the mating surface where the gasket sits on the head is not machined but only cast, they still seep ever so slightly. Everything else is factory as of now. The engine doesn't leak much, just the occasional drip once and awhile, but I don't have to add oil between changes.