Oil flowing out?

Question

Thanks to you all that answered my last on , This is what happened , I was using my 52 in mower and noticed a little wobble ,so I thought a belt was ready to break , I checked the oil at that time and it seemed fine ,the belt had a few cracks in it ,So I replaced the belt and i still felt a wobble ,not a huge wobble but when you use something all the time you notice a diffrence in the way its running , So I checked the oil once more and this time it was dry as a bone ,I put a quart of oil in it then started it up ,thats when the oil started coming out of the top of engine , turned it off checked oil and was way to full , Is engine still good What sould I do , Why would oil register full on minute and dry a few minutes later

Answer 1

Well, the wobble is concerning. Sounds like a bent crankshaft. If this is the case, baby it until it finally dies. Sounds like the oil was slung out of the bottom of the engine (crankcase main seal). The oil gets slung around inside the motor. Give it 10 minutes to settle before checking. Good luck. If it has a bent crank, I'd buy another mower and run this one until it blew up, or maybe try to get a trade-in value from a shop. It's a little dishonest, but they do make a killing on new mowers.

Answer 2

did you check the oil with the motor off ? lol maybe you hit zero gravity or something.lol ya let it set for a while then check it. You could also have wet grass on the blades or they maybe bent too.Or string or rope wound up under it flying around making it have that feelingit could also be bearings going out for the belts. your rings could be going or your air filter dirty will pump oil out of the engine too

Answer 3

I would get it checked by a shop.

Did you see oil on ther ground after you filled and started it? If so, you might have a crack in the block, or an oil seal leak.