I have a J609 Troy Built riding lawn mower from 2003, it has the Briggs and Stratton 31p999-0293-e2 / intek 18.5 HP OHV engine.
When I start it up I there is usually a small puff of white smoke out the exhaust nothing special and you can ride it and mow just fine. Within maybe 2 minutes it starts puffing out clouds of blue / white smoke that small pretty bad. I best guess what oil was getting into the combustion chamber. I opened up the oil cap and found white smoke coming out of the oil and maybe a bit of pressure released but I’m not sure. Also if I wait a few minutes and start it up again I can again ride it around for a minute before It starts smoking.
I tested the compression to confirm that there was a leak somewhere but I got 120 Psi of pressure when I cracked it over. Now I am stumped. Thing is sealed up tight, but oil is getting in.
Please let me know if you think you know what is going on or if you have any trouble shooting tips I really need this mower.
Thank you
When I start it up I there is usually a small puff of white smoke out the exhaust nothing special and you can ride it and mow just fine. Within maybe 2 minutes it starts puffing out clouds of blue / white smoke that small pretty bad. I best guess what oil was getting into the combustion chamber. I opened up the oil cap and found white smoke coming out of the oil and maybe a bit of pressure released but I’m not sure. Also if I wait a few minutes and start it up again I can again ride it around for a minute before It starts smoking.
I tested the compression to confirm that there was a leak somewhere but I got 120 Psi of pressure when I cracked it over. Now I am stumped. Thing is sealed up tight, but oil is getting in.
Please let me know if you think you know what is going on or if you have any trouble shooting tips I really need this mower.
Thank you