Was driving over to my son's place the other day when the 2014 John Deere D110 started to smoke. It has a 19hp Briggs and Stratton with regular maintenance. I had just changed the oil and thought maybe I had put too much oil in but it is burning oil as the oil keeps going down on dipstick. Any suggestions like an oil additive to loosen up a stuck ring before I have to tear it down and check the oil ring. Mower only has a 100hrs on it. Using conventional Pennzoil 10w30
Have you heard of any real fix for this problem? Is the updated gasket a cure or does it just take longer for it to go? I just replaced the head gasket on my Craftsman Intek powered mower last August and am already getting the tell tale smoke signs. The gasket I used last year was an Amazon cheapy, have a OEM Briggs to use this time though.
Most times you need to skim the head & barrel if there is tracking between the cylinder & the push rod tunnel .
For real problem mowers I got Lanni at CoppergasketsUS to cut me come solid copper ones.
Only about twice the price of Briggs ones .
Down side is if the engine hydro locks then there is a better than average chance of bending the con rod or cracking the head
