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Problem solved - When I put the mower away for the winter I inadvertently changed the oil and put in 5W20 When I started it up 2 days ago I noticed that the oil appeared very thin. I decided to change the oil and put in 30w , however getting it raised to where I could get to the drain plug I...

Upon further investigation , the liquid in the air filter box and carb throat is strictly crankcase oil- no gas mixture The Oil is obviously coming from the crankcase breather hose which connects to the air filter box I believe there is supposed to be a screen which separates the oil and returns...

Thinking about it - the oil is probably not getting to the cylinder through the carb I don't see where there would be a connection of the crankcase oil getting to the carb Oil probably coming out of the carb from the cylinder and ending up in the air filter box

Lawnmower was not tipped. Mower was stored in normal position. I had changed the oil last fall before putting it away for the winter Just to be sure I had put in the right viscosity oil - since the oil looked really thin - I drained it and filled it up with SAE 30 and made sure that it was not...

Have an Ariens lawnmower with a kohler Courage XT-6 engine First start after Winter- started on first pull and ran for a few minutes fine After a few minutes it started stuttering and emmited clouds of blue smoke Took out air filter and looked in filter box - it was loaded with a mixture of...