http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/i-have-oil-and-dirt-all-over-the-exterior-of-my-lawnmower-engine-how-do-i-find-the-problem-2/ Thu, 17 May 2012 15:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/i-have-oil-and-dirt-all-over-the-exterior-of-my-lawnmower-engine-how-do-i-find-the-problem-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Hondu Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:48:20 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/i-have-oil-and-dirt-all-over-the-exterior-of-my-lawnmower-engine-how-do-i-find-the-problem-2/#comment-1691 Clean it all up with solvent and a rag. After it is dry run it for a few minutes and the oil leak leak will be obvious. The dirt is what sticks to the oil. You likely have a Briggs and Stratton engine and since there are only few places that it will leak, you should have no trouble finding it. The o-ring on the bottom of the oil fill tube is probably the most common source of leakage on a vertical shaft Briggs. Clean it all up with solvent and a rag. After it is dry run it for a few minutes and the oil leak leak will be obvious. The dirt is what sticks to the oil. You likely have a Briggs and Stratton engine and since there are only few places that it will leak, you should have no trouble finding it. The o-ring on the bottom of the oil fill tube is probably the most common source of leakage on a vertical shaft Briggs.

]]> http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/i-have-oil-and-dirt-all-over-the-exterior-of-my-lawnmower-engine-how-do-i-find-the-problem-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 ED Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:00:42 +0000 http://www.qualitylawnmower.com/blog/i-have-oil-and-dirt-all-over-the-exterior-of-my-lawnmower-engine-how-do-i-find-the-problem-2/#comment-1690 You could try washing it up really well and then let it sit for awhile. You may be able to see where the oil is coming from. You could try washing it up really well and then let it sit for awhile. You may be able to see where the oil is coming from.

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