lawn mower question...yes i am dumb

[TheSiege]

ok so i dont have a seperate resevoir for my oil. i am thinking i take off the air filter cover and put the oil in there. but i dont know for sure, the air filter has a medium sized hole which looks like it was made for oil to go through. the mower i got doesnt seem to have a manual and it is weed eater 20 inch model 961140007 any ideas?

 

[VWhed]

It should be a Briggs and Stratton 4 cycle engine. The oil should go into the crankcase close to where the motor mounts to the deck on the same side as the muffler. Here is a picture of the oil fill cap you should be looking for, lmk if that's it. sometimes they get covered with all kinds of crap and they can't be seen

here's a pic of fill cap

 

[Demo24]

then its a two stroke, and you mix the oil with the gas.

 

[SearchMaster]

Originally posted by: DEMO24
then its a two stroke, and you mix the oil with the gas.

QFT. Please don't put oil in the air intake.

 

[TheSiege]

yeah its a briggs and stratton, what does QFT mean?

 

[TheSiege]

Originally posted by: VWhed
It should be a Briggs and Stratton 4 cycle engine. The oil should go into the crankcase close to where the motor mounts to the deck on the same side as the muffler. Here is a picture of the oil fill cap you should be looking for, lmk if that's it.

here's a pic of fill cap

damn i have nothing like that

 

[boomerang]

It may not be yellow. Might be black or white.

Can you post some pics?

 

[TheSiege]

hold up, ill get some pics up

 

[boomerang]

Look here.

The motor is #30. Somewhere around the base of the motor is a fill plug that looks like what VWhed linked to.

Instructions for oil change. Bad pics though.

 

[TheSiege]

3 pics here

 

[thetxstang]

Pics of the other side of the mower?

 

[TheSiege]

damn

 

[boomerang]

No, no, no. Do NOT put oil in there. Take some pics of the base of the motor where it mounts to the mower deck. You will see the fill plug there. Take a picture from all four sides of the mower.

 

[Greenman]

DO NOT FILL THE HOLE UNDER THE AIR CLEANER WITH OIL!!!

 

[imported_Cameron]

Most likely a two stroke, therefore, you mix it with the gasoline.

 

[VWhed]

should be on other side....

 

[TheSiege]

ok i think i found it, its a really small BLACK for some reason, cap that says fill drain

 

[VWhed]

that should be it, post pics if you want reassurance

 

[KLin]

Why not call briggs and stratton and ask them?


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[boomerang]

Originally posted by: Cameron
Most likely a two stroke, therefore, you mix it with the gasoline.

It's not a two stroke, it's a four stroke.

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: TheSiege
ok i think i found it, its a really small BLACK for some reason, cap that says fill drain

You got it!

 

[dartworth]

i am thinking i take off the air filter cover and put the oil in there

OMG STOP!!!!!!!!!!1


also...remember not touch the blade while the mower is spinning...

 

[Number1]

MOVE AWAY FROM THE LAWNMORE!

Take it to a small engine repair shop.

 

[crab]

That thing looks brand new...don't you have an owners manual?

 

[BUTCH1]

had the exact same motor on my last mower, a yard machines. The fill cap should look like the pic
linked from e-bay, near the bottom of the motor. Some mfgs. will put a tube there and add a dipstick
so it's easy to check/add oil, in this case it you will see a label on top of the dipstick saying "oil" and
the recommended viscosity. Remember to change the oil frequently, (20-30 hours) air cooled engines
run hot and need it.