Hi everyone my name is Greg and I have been a member for about ten minutes and this is my first post. I have a Cub Cadet LTX 1040 with the Kohler motor mentioned in the title. This mower just had it's 2nd birthday and has 46 hours on the meter. I changed the oil for the third time just a couple of weeks ago along with sharpening the blades, new plug and air filter as I do every year. I had a Troy Bilt with a Kohler 16hp motor that I retired when I bought this new Cub Cadet. That was my first Kohler engine and it ran forever. It was purchased in 1999 and the motor is good just the rest of the mower is worn out and that sold me on Kohler so I paid extra over the B&S to get another one. I was mowing this evening, the grass was short and the ground clear and level so I was shocked when it blew and oil pored out of the underside of the engine. My first thought was I ran over a brick or something and I could not kill it quick enough. I pushed the mower forward to check under it and as I knew there was nothing it was just the motor giving up. I picture a broken rod or crankshaft and of course the case must be shot or why would oil just pour out so quickly. Is this scenario unusual or is this a known problem? I did a search on this particular motor and it's problems, but I can't find anything exactly like I experienced. Any feedback or suggestions would be appreciated. After all it only has 46 hours on it, but the warranty was for 2 years and I just passed that a month or two ago. Thanks for listening.