# Price for synthetic oil **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 23, 2015, 5:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/price-for-synthetic-oil/89402 "2015-03-23T05:40:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/price-for-synthetic-oil/89402/21 "2015-03-29T00:57:30Z")
I think it probably makes sense to just go synthetic and forget about it. Since Briggs changed their small engine recommendations to 5-30 (or 10-30 can’t remember without checking) synthetic, I’m in the process of just using it year round in my small engines and not have to worry about weather changes. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/price-for-synthetic-oil/89402/22 "2015-03-29T01:11:40Z")
I have no complaints about the 0W-30 that is required in the Sienna. I have never had to add oil between changes. As I posted earlier, I am going to test synthetic 10W-30 in my 23 year old lawnmower which I use in the summer and have. been using straight 30 weight. The engine uses oil so I am anxious to see if the oil consumption is less with the synthetic. Since the synthetic was $2.79 and less than $1 more than what I had been using, I havr nothing to lose even if the engine blows. ---
**Author:** ![oblivion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@oblivion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oblivion)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/price-for-synthetic-oil/89402/23 "2015-03-29T01:45:51Z")
I have been using 10W-30 synthetic in my mower and trimmer and they’ve never run better. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 3:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/price-for-synthetic-oil/89402/24 "2015-03-29T03:59:07Z")
@oblivion I am sorry to hear that the 10W-30 synthetic made your small engines run better. I was secretly hoping this 10W-30 synthetic oil would cause the engine to blow on my old lawnmower and get me out of mowing for a while. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/price-for-synthetic-oil/89402/25 "2015-03-29T06:06:26Z")
Who’s to know if you accidentally forgot to put oil in in the first place. We won’t tell and it would be interesting to see how long it would run. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 6:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/price-for-synthetic-oil/89402/26 "2015-03-29T06:46:25Z")
@Bing. I do have one mower that I ran part of last season without oil. It didn’t seem to hurt the motor. Of course it is a rechargeable battery powered mower. My wife really likes to now and I don’t. However she has had 2 rotator cuff surgeries and 2 foot surgeries. I thought the battery powered mower would work for her, but it is heavier than the gasoline mower which is an 18" with a cast aluminum deck. I thought the battery .power mower would do the job since she,wouldn’t have to pull the starter rope. I really don’t want the complexity of a self propelled electric start, so maybe the synthetic oil will buy me another year. ---
**Author:** ![oblivion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@oblivion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oblivion)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/price-for-synthetic-oil/89402/27 "2015-03-29T17:44:06Z")
@Bing: And he could add some “Slick50” first and make an experiment out of it. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/price-for-synthetic-oil/89402.md?page=1)