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07-24-2014, 12:05 PM
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Its good to know Rotella is a popular choice for a engine lubricant for our IH/CCC Cub Cadets. It would appear that the Rotella is the better buy. However, I'm stuck on the Cub Cadet low ash engine oil, or the Kohler brand. I have been using these oils and needless to say, everything is running great!
Anyone know who manufactures/ refines Cub Cadet engine oil? I thought someone once said Pennzoil did, but I'm not clear on the answer. Also, Merk did acknowledge how nice and clean the inside of my Kohler K241 was for re-build. Well, the previous owner of that engine simply used conventional engine oil such as Valvoline, so that experience supports what has been shared with the board thus far too. I prefer to use an engine oil that is recommended for air-cooled engines in the first place. 
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05-01-2015, 08:29 PM
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Kohler Magnum SAE30 engine oil is made by the Warren Oil Co. They also make the Traveller brand of oil sold by Tractor Supply Co. Kohler oil has 1500 parts per million of ZDDP, the zinc phosphor additive which lubricates high friction parts on older engine designs. Use of ZDDP was reduced to about 600 PPM (Pennzoil and Valvoline) or less in motor oils engineered for vehicles with catalytic converters because the phosphates coat and thus harm the converter. Shell Rotella SAE30 has 1000 PPM of ZDDP.
I believe the Cub Cadet Low Ash oil is a relabeled Kohler oil or vice-versa.
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