I have a 52 inch toro mower with a Kawasaki engine on it , Checked the oil and it was low ,I put 1 qt in it and all of a sudden the oil started flowiing out the top of engine when I started it up , any one know if engine would still be good are did I blow it up
2006-08-17 12:11:16 · 6 answers · asked by Terry S 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sounds like it is overfilled. Drain out all of the oil and refill to the correct level. I wouldn't think you have damaged anything, just pushed the oil out of the top when there wasn't any room left in the crankcase.
2006-08-17 12:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by yugie29 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, these guys are brilliant.....OK, is this a 2 cycle engine? Do you have to mix the fuel? If that be the case, they won't require oil in the crankcase. 4 cycle Kawasaki mower engine? Where out of the top was the oil flowing? There is a blow-off tube that goes from the crank case to the intake. It is a crankcase vent. If you overfill, then it will force it's way into the carb. You should drain 1/2 quart out and check the level. Good luck.
2006-08-17 20:48:15 · answer #2 · answered by jeff s 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take the plug out of the bottom, drain the oil out, replace the plug and put fresh oil in to the proper level. the dip stick has a mark on it to indicate what is the right level. as long as you have not passed oil past the rings you have not damaged the engine. remove the spark plug and pull the starter, if no oil comes out you should be good to go. put it back together and try to start it. the engine may smoke for a short while but that won't continue.
2006-08-17 19:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by george m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds more like you over filled it with oil lol. To much oil will not blow it up, But will make a big mess lol.
Just drain all the oil out of it and start over lol. Most push mowers take only about 3/4 of a quart of oil from empty to full. Riding mowers may take the whole quart. Sence you have a 52 inch cutter on yours then i would say put one full quart in it only then check level on dip stick.
2006-08-17 19:18:53 · answer #4 · answered by jjnsao 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you didn't say exactly what the engine did when this happened. try draining all the oil, clean off the excess oil on the engine. re-fill oil to max mark on the dipstick, try and run the engine in idle and see what happens.
2006-08-17 19:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by reddawg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably put too much oil in, engine is probably ruined. take it to a small engine repair shop or just call them and see what they say.
2006-08-17 19:16:55 · answer #6 · answered by *~HoNeYBeE~* 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋