turbofiat124
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So I bought this Craftsman's riding mower back in the spring of 2009 *new*. It has a 21hp engine. Not quite sure of the "type" since there are several different models but I think it's the "Intek".
First of all, anybody know right off hand the correct amount of oil this engine holds (sump and filter)?
I read on some website that this engine holds 1.75 quarts of oil. So I changed the oil and filter and added 1.75" quarts of oil and afterwards the engine started to smoke when mowing on hills (sideways).
Then someone told me this engine is supposed to hold about 1 quart and the smoking was due to over filling the engine. So which is it?
So today I was mowing and before I started the engine, I checked the level. The dipstick said it was about half a quart low. By all accounts I would have expected the oil level to be higher, not lower.
So I added some oil to the level mark.
The engine still smokes (at times) when going up inclines but worse whenever the governor kicks in or I engage the blades.
My question is if I over filled the sump did this damage the engine and is causing it to burn oil? I know over filling the sump would cause it to smoke but how could it damage the engine? I mean I guess it could hydro-lock an engine.
If I drain the oil out but not remove the filter, how much oil should drain out? I'm just trying to figure out how much oil is actually in the engine.
I'm just trying to figure out if the sump is still over filled or the engine is actually burning oil with only 200 hours on it.
First of all, anybody know right off hand the correct amount of oil this engine holds (sump and filter)?
I read on some website that this engine holds 1.75 quarts of oil. So I changed the oil and filter and added 1.75" quarts of oil and afterwards the engine started to smoke when mowing on hills (sideways).
Then someone told me this engine is supposed to hold about 1 quart and the smoking was due to over filling the engine. So which is it?
So today I was mowing and before I started the engine, I checked the level. The dipstick said it was about half a quart low. By all accounts I would have expected the oil level to be higher, not lower.
So I added some oil to the level mark.
The engine still smokes (at times) when going up inclines but worse whenever the governor kicks in or I engage the blades.
My question is if I over filled the sump did this damage the engine and is causing it to burn oil? I know over filling the sump would cause it to smoke but how could it damage the engine? I mean I guess it could hydro-lock an engine.
If I drain the oil out but not remove the filter, how much oil should drain out? I'm just trying to figure out how much oil is actually in the engine.
I'm just trying to figure out if the sump is still over filled or the engine is actually burning oil with only 200 hours on it.