Big question after looking at this engine. How in the hell are we suppose to remove the oil filter without making a mess and getting oil everywhere? There is no way I can see that you can get anything under this oil filter to catch oil. Any help is appreciated...
I can understand your situation as I have a Tiger Cub that I repowered from a 27 Briggs ELS to a 30 Briggs Commercial Turf Cyclonic. Actually both engines have the oil filter in the same location.
As a retired mech I have an assortment of oil collecting pans of sorts.
Here is what I do during an oil change:
Warm up the engine so the oil filter is hot to the touch.
First off I only use Briggs oil filters, the number escapes me at the moment, but I use the yellow Briggs filters.
I use an oil suction system to remove the oil from the engine thru the dipstick tube.
The engine can also be drained thru the oil drain valve into an oil drain pan, close the engine drain valve when engine oil has drained out.
I take two paper towels, roll them and place them around the exposed area of the clutch toward the oil filter side.
I place a large plastic oil drain pan on the floor under the oil filter area.
I have a one quart plastic oil container that is cut off about three inches above the bottom, I place this under the oil filter.
I then take an ice pick and punch a hole in the oil filter at the 12 o'clock position about 1/2 inch in from the outer end of the filter.
With a filter wrench, I unloosen the filter 1/2 to 1 1/2 turns and punch another hole in the filter and let it drain into the cut down oil container. When the oil filter stops draining I then remove it and put it into another drain pan. I may leave the cut down oil container to catch the drips.
There will be oil dripping onto the engine deck and down thru the holes in the engine deck, the pan underneath will catch this dripping oil.
Get the new oil filter, smear some oil onto the seal, wipe down the oil filter mounting area and the engine deck, install the new oil filter.
Wipe the underside of the engine deck clean of oil and remove the paper towels from the clutch.
Add two quarts of engine oil to the engine, reinstall the dip stick, start and run engine, check the oil filter for leaks, let the engine warm up some.
Shut down the engine, let it sit for a few minutes, remove the dipstick, wipe it dry, reinstall, remove and check the oil level, add oil if necessary.
With a magic marker I mark the date and engine hours on the new oil filter before installing it.
All of my Briggs engines (4) have been changed to 10W30 full synthetic engine oil. I do this when the engines have at least 50 hours on them, preferably 100 hours with an oil filter change.
Enjoy!!!
Mad Mackie inCT:laughing::biggrin::smile:
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BlazNT
I use an old roll up type of plastic cutting board to put under filter to move oil to back of engine mounting plate to waiting oil tray. Another oil tray under the engine for any oil missed. Then clean up everything that does not go where it was pointed to.
I use an old roll up type of plastic cutting board to put under filter to move oil to back of engine mounting plate to waiting oil tray. Another oil tray under the engine for any oil missed. Then clean up everything that does not go where it was pointed to.
