How do i change to oil in a briggs&stratton engine?

Question

it is a 6.25 hp engine lawnmower

Answer 1

Take out the oil dipstick and turn it upside down. Move it left, right, up, down till it all drains out.

You will want a wide pan to drain it into. I use a couple of cinder blocks to prop it up on its wheels.

Make sure you dispose of your oil properly.

Answer 2

you should look at the bottom of the lawn mower and you will see that the motor will have a drain plug. after the engine is preferably elevated up to make doing this easier, carefully back the drain plug out and empty the old oil in a jar to be recycled, then replace the drain plug and add 22 ozs. of w30 oil to the filler opening on the top of engine marked with an oil can on the filler cap and then make sure the cap is replaced carefully to prevent oil from coming out when you use the mower again. To make it easier Home Depot will have a Briggs and Stratton parts center in the lawn mower area and you can buy a 22oz bottle of oil there and save bottle for future oil changes and refill from a quart can of w30 oil which would be less expensive and also easier to measure the proper 22ozs.

Answer 3

The light is triggered by the car's onboard computer. The PCM. It keeps track of the miles since the last time the light was reset, and at a certain point (~3000 miles) it will turn on the light. It's mainly to help you remember to get the oil changed. I could be wrong, but I don't believe that the car has any way to know how dirty the oil is. It may know what the oil temperature is, and it might know if it's low, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't know how dirty the oil is. How you reset the light, depends on the vehicle. So I can't really tell you how to do that one. On my wife's 2001 Camaro, she had to turn the key on, but not start the car, then hold the trip reset button until the light blinked and turned off. Then she could turn the key off, and then from there start the vehicle as normal.

Answer 4

The proper way to change the oil is actually from the bottom, tipping the mower over can put oil/gas in unwanted places in the motor. Near the crank theres a allen head plug , clean the area with a wire brush , and loosen the plug. While under there would be a good time to inspect the blade, sharpen it, clean the deck underside.
Kidd

Answer 5

Remove the oil cap, and then place a pan next to the engine. Tip the engine (lawnmower) on its side and allow the oil to drain into the pan. Place engine (lawnmower) upright and replace fresh oil, less than a quart. Do not over fill. Instructions from manual, I am about to do it for the first time myself.

Answer 6

If you are too weak to tip your lawnmower over, you can always siphon out the oil. 1/4 inch vinyl tubing is pretty cheap from a hardware store. It's how I change the tranny fluid in my Jeep.