MalMac 1,331 #1 Posted July 30, 2011 Changing the oil in a Eaton 1100 and was thinking about putting in synthetic. Are any of you using synthetic instead of conventional 10w30? Or maybe I should ask can you put synthetic in a Eaton 1100. I really have not had any problems using conventional oil except the cold weather warm up period which is not all that excessive. Just wondering if I should keep to the old saying IF it's not broken don't fix it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,145 #2 Posted July 30, 2011 Synthetic oil in an Eaton 1100 works fine. As a matter of fact, the manufacturer of the $14K Tru-Turf greens roller at work specifies synthetic oil and it uses the same pump. I do use conventional motor oil in the though. I have garden tractors, not firetrucks - so the need to be moving as soon as the engine is running is not required. All of my tractors are in a normally unheated shop that's 60 feet from the house, so fumes are not an issue either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MalMac 1,331 #3 Posted July 30, 2011 Ok second question, if I would switch to synthetic would there be a problem of the conventional oil and synthetic mixing? Because you can never get all the old oil out when changing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT-(Moderator) 1,145 #4 Posted July 30, 2011 No. Try to get as much of the old oil out as you can, install the new filter, and add the synthetic oil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MalMac 1,331 #5 Posted July 31, 2011 Thanks TT for your input. It's alway appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
