Seems the gas is getting mixed with oil. What could be causing this? I was checking oil and it looked overfull, I suctioned out and came out watery, and then the scent of gasoline. I changed oil and filter. It ran well enough, did lawn. Had about 1/8 tank of gas left. Next time to do lawn oil was overfull and gas tank empty. I am not sure if it mixes while in use or only when standing. One option - if only when standing just put in gas shut-off but want to be sure gas doesn't mix when running. Best case - fix cause.