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Unfortunately, no. I ended up getting ahold of Kohler, who gave me three warranty centers to contact (dealers). However, as I was warned here none of them would/could help me, and so I ended up taking it back to the retailer, as was also suggested in this thread. I have since put some money...

Thank you for the replies. Someone dropping something down the oil dip stick hole is a good thought. Doesn’t MTD also build Cub Cadet, Troy Built and some of the John Deere models? Also, the issue is with the Kohler, not the tractor itself, although I suppose they could have did something...

Thank you. I don’t intend to work on it myself. I was mostly trying to get advice on if the noise I am hearing is normal with this engine or not. It’s a newer design apparently with a new balance shaft system and so I didn’t know if there is actually a problem or if it’s just a noisy design...

Thank you. I pulled the belts and dip stick tube as suggested and its definitely coming from the crankcase. I guess I'll have to make the drive and hope for the best. Yeah...I should have bought from a dealer, rather than a retailer, but I don't have one of those super close either. Plus its...

Thank you very much for your help! I pulled the plug and put pressure on the piston with a pencil and it still does it. I have tried reaching out to Kohler, but no response. I bought it at a retailer who has been no help, basically telling me I am on my own in that I need to go through the...

Hello! I am new to the forum and hope someone can help me. I ran a search but did not find anything that seemed relevant.....I have a brand new lawn tractor with a Kohler 5400 (KS540) engine with about 15 minutes on it and it seems (to me anyway) to have an odd noise, in that I can hear a...