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| Thread ID: 146447 | 2018-08-07 01:33:00 | Over-filled Mower oil | bk T (215) | PC World Chat |
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| 1452355 | 2018-08-08 00:19:00 | If pouring excess oil from mower, may want to remove air filter since oil may get soak it on some four stroke briggs mowers. Or just unscrew the drain plug... The manual for mine says if draining from the filler, only tip it over on the exhaust side so the air filter side stays up. Always done that and never had a problem. It also has a drain plug but I've never used it. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1452356 | 2018-08-08 00:27:00 | Another silly question: Haven't got a tube small enough to siphon out the excessive oil, and, I think it may be wise to drain it out completely and replace with new oil, since it's more than a year since I last changed the oil. I used to buy the 4-stroke oil for mower, can I use the engine oil for my car instead of buying a new bottle of mower oil as I have some in the garage? |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1452357 | 2018-08-08 01:01:00 | I used to buy the 4-stroke oil for mower, can I use the engine oil for my car instead of buying a new bottle of mower oil as I have some in the garage? It would work, may not be any wore than the black tar like 6 year old oil in many mowers :) I would just buy the correct oil & use that . Id bet the mowers specified oil will be differnet to that used in your car. What value do you put on your mower ? |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1452358 | 2018-08-08 01:36:00 | Can I use motor oil for my lawn mower? Four-cycle motors are common in lawn mowers, riding mowers and garden tractors. Like automobiles, these motors store gasoline and oil separately. ... Typically, these engines use straight SAE 30 weight oil or multi-viscosity 10W-30 oil, both common auto engine oils. homeguides.sfgate.com I've used the car oil for the mowers for years with no problems at all |
bevy121 (117) | ||
| 1452359 | 2018-08-08 01:38:00 | ... What value do you put on your mower ? It's 21 years old! :) |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1452360 | 2018-08-08 01:39:00 | Car oil is 4 stroke as well (means it is not mixed in the fuel) but its multigrade and the viscosity is between an ambient temp range, e.g 10W30, while mowers normally are sae 30. Which the thickness at 0 degrees and higher stays the same. In saying that, you could use car oil, as long as the viscosity is similar. The manual normally states things like that. Whether you can use synthetic as well, you need to refer to your manual but 10W30 would be fine if SAE 30 was recommended, you'll use more oil up using 10W30 but once optimal temp is reached, it'll work equivalent to SAE 30. The choice is yours. |
Kame (312) | ||
| 1452361 | 2018-08-11 09:05:00 | Your average domestic mower holds 1 pint (600mls) of oil. With the older motors overfilling was difficult because there was no dipstick tube, and the level was visible in the filler orifice. With later motors with dipsticks it is possible to overfill them. If you run it with too much oil it will cause excessive splashing and oil up the plug, soak the air filter via the breather pipe and eventually stop. At this stage it is possible to break the starter rope by the hydraulic action caused by the excess oil in the cylinder. DONT do it. You could also use a basting syringe when SWMBO is not looking! |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1452362 | 2018-08-11 10:02:00 | I have drained all the oil out and refilled with a fresh bottle of mower oil - to the correct level. :) Also, checked and cleaned the air filter. All good. Thanks folks for the suggestions. :) |
bk T (215) | ||
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