ok i know nothing about lawn mowers my ex use to do all of it but im on my own now lol.i just put gas in the gas side and the oild in the oil side i went to the harware store and they told me what to use so i filled it up i started it its smokin out the fliter thing on the side and looks like some oil came out and its puttin .what the hell did i do wrong and how to fix it?did i put to much oil?thanks so much!
2007-10-15 08:36:39 · 5 answers · asked by ~~~~ 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
its a 4 cycle
2007-10-15 08:37:02 · update #1
Sounds like you overfilled it with oil. You should never fill it above the full mark on the dipstick. Now you will have to drain some out. Or drain it all out and start over. There is a drain plug on the bottom of the engine. Remove the sparkplug wire. Set the mower on some blocks to get it high enough to work on. Locate the plug on the bottom of the engine. With a pan under it, let it drain. Put the plug back in and put oil in the engine. Most take a bit less than a quart but check it with the dipstick. Change the air filter because it will be soaked with oil. Put the spark plug wire back on and start it up. It may smoke a bit but should clear up.
2007-10-15 11:02:35 · answer #1 · answered by renpen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you added too much oil. When you remove the oil fill cap, there should be a little "stick" attached to it. The oil level should be about 1/2 way up the stick. If you filled the oil to the top, you will have to drain some out.
Are you sure you put the oil in the oil reservoir, and not the gas tank? If you got them reversed, you would have the same symptoms. Then you will have to drain the oil and gas and start over.
There should be a plug to drain the oil on the motor. Without knowing what motor you have, I would suggest you ask a friend who knows about motors to give you a hand.
2007-10-15 08:46:03 · answer #2 · answered by Bare B 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had an old Briggs and Stratton that didn't have a dip stick. There was a plug that unscrewed on the side of the case. Fill to just below the lower lip of the hole. It had a splash oil system, no pump. If I remember right the crank dipped into the oil at about the bottom third of the circle. If it is a Briggs go ahead and experiment. They are incredibly tough and hard to damage. You might try googling the make you have and see if there is a service manual online.
2007-10-15 16:05:57 · answer #3 · answered by balloon buster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like too much oil, you might have to drain some out
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2016-10-21 05:22:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋