Locate the oil drain pipe on the side of the riding mower near the bottom of the mower engine. Position a container on the ground to collect the old oil from the mower. Step 3 Loosen the cap on the oil drain pipe with an adjustable wrench. Remove the cap to allow the old oil to d...
warming up the engine before doing an oil change will mix up all of the impurities and dirt that has settled to the bottom when the lawnmower is left sitting. This ensures that all of the impurities and dirt will drain along with the oil, instead of...
I’ve restored dozens of gas engine lawn mowers, and it’s been my experience that people put them out in the trash while the machines have plenty of life left in them. The average mower sitting unobtrusively at the curb usually needs nothing more than a thorough cleaning, an oil change,...
Use a wrench to remove the oil drain plug. On side-mounted plugs, unscrew the plug and catch the flowing oil with an oil pan or equivalent. For drain plugs located beneath the deck, tip the mower up by its handle. To keep the handle firmly on the ground, place a weighted object, su...
Drain the old oil from your lawn mower into a drip pan. Chris Monroe/CNET Place a drip pan or other container on the side of the mower with the filler. Carefully tilt the mower so oil drains out and into the pan. Discard the spent oil into a proper disposal vessel. ...
Changing Your Lawn Mower Oil This is where your owner’s manual comes in handy. Different mowers have different oil drain plug locations (if it has a drain plug at all). It’s typically either under the deck, or below and off to the side of the dipstick (in which case the mower will...
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Change Engine Oil Step 1 Start the Craftsman power washer and let the engine warm for five minutes. This warms up the oil and makes draining the oil quicker. Shut off the engine and clean the area around the drain plug and dipstick with a rag. The drain plug is to the right of the...
Compacted soil is detrimental to water and air circulation. Because of the density ofcompacted soil, grass roots can’t grow as deep and water doesn’t drain as well, which can lead to diseases in the root system. For best practice, have your soil tested every so often to see if your ...
Step 1:Locate the spark plug on the engine. On a lawnmower engine, the plug location is usually obvious, as the wire that provides the electricty for the spark connects to the end. On both our Briggs and Stratton engines, the plug is located in roughly th...