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Why is my lawn mower shooting smoke out the side?
By admin | August 27, 2008
WeedInUrLawn asked:
after i bought some oil (i made sure it’s the right kind), i put it in my lawn mower. I started my mower and it started to shoot smoke out the side a little bit so i stopped and realized i put in too much oil. I then tipped my mower over and took out a large portion of the oil. I started it up again and it still smoked out the side but eventually it stopped after a couple of seconds(30ish). I then proceeded mowing and after a while it stopped so i checked the oil and there wasn’t enough oil. I put in some more oil and then when i started it up again it started to shoot the smoke out the side again. What’s goign on?
Javier
after i bought some oil (i made sure it’s the right kind), i put it in my lawn mower. I started my mower and it started to shoot smoke out the side a little bit so i stopped and realized i put in too much oil. I then tipped my mower over and took out a large portion of the oil. I started it up again and it still smoked out the side but eventually it stopped after a couple of seconds(30ish). I then proceeded mowing and after a while it stopped so i checked the oil and there wasn’t enough oil. I put in some more oil and then when i started it up again it started to shoot the smoke out the side again. What’s goign on?
Javier
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Topics: lawn care |
August 28th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
i think your lawn mower might be to hot
August 30th, 2008 at 4:45 am
A good tune up is needed which means replacing oil,plug,filters.
August 30th, 2008 at 6:21 am
you may have blow a seal by overfilling the engine with oil. turning it over to drain it only made things worse, there’s a drain plug on the bottom of the engine just like a car. that’s what it’s there for. take the air filter off, wash it in mild soap and warm water thoroughly, squeeze it out wrapped in a rag, then pour a little bit of that oil that you bought on it, and squeeze it wrapped in the rag once more. put it all back together and start the mower, letting it run for 5 minutes or so. if it still smokes, you may need to take it to be repaired.
August 30th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
When you over filled it and than tipped it you got oil into the crankcase vent line which goes to the airbox so the airfilter is now oily.. I have a tecumseh engine that came with the wrong dipstick in it. If you put oil up to the full mark it is way overfilled. You didn’t say what engine but most in the 5 hp range take less than a quart.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:46 pm
The crankcase but check your air filter if it doesnt take much to overfill the smoking problems.
September 4th, 2008 at 5:35 am
My lawntractors dont need whole lot of fuel and into the plug if its too.
My lawntractors dont take more then full quart even my lawntractors dont need whole lot of oil what im thinking is this when you set on thier side and into the mower just makes alot of oil some oil what color smoke agree mowers arent supposed to drain.