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I purchased a used Snapper Pro S200XT. For the past few years, I've been having a local shop change the oil, but I'd like to do this myself as I no longer have a trailer to take it to the shop and the shop's transportation charge is $90.

I tried really hard, but I could not open the oil drain plug (see attached picture). Is there any particular tool or trick that can help me open this.
Also the oil filter is in a very tight area, so which tool will be the best to help remove it?

I asked the shop and they said they don't use this oil drain plug to remove oil. They use a tool to suck it out of the pipe through which we put in the oil. But this thing is about $250. Is there a cheaper alternative? I'd rather open the oil drain plug though.

May be able to put a wrench on the plug and another on the hose fitting, with the wrench on the plug higher than the one on the hose and then squeeze the wrenches together. I use a strap wrench most times with oil filter removal, but from your picture that filter location isn't that tight of an area. They make smaller oil extractors that are cheaper than the one in your picture.

For oil filter removal and installation use a 76mm -14 Flute end cap style oil filter wrench. Installation torque is 100 in/lbs.

This was in a service bulletin from Briggs about oil filter leaks.

Thank you both

I got one of these. Cheap and easy. No pumping just hook it up and go.

slomo said:

I got one of these. Cheap and easy. No pumping just hook it up a

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slomo said:

I got one of these. Cheap and easy. No pumping just hook it up and go.
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Thank you. I've ordered this one.

StarTech said:

For oil filter removal and installation use a 76mm -14 Flute end cap style oil filter wrench. Installation torque is 100 in/lbs.

This was in a service bulletin from Briggs about oil filter leaks.

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I have had a few that still came loose and started leaking after being installed per Briggs specs. Started more by feel than there spec since several have been able to be removed by just spinning off with a single finger. But also have had a few that you about rip the end of the filter off while trying to remove.

Yes I had some that nearly impossible to get off too. Usually it because the seal was oiled prior to putting the filter on.

As for the spec I haven't personally tried it yet but will check against the hand tighten spec after I get the wrench later. BUt going with 10 ft-lbs would be a little better than 8.3 ft-lbs.

ILENGINE said:

They make smaller oil extractors that are cheaper than the one in your picture.

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If money is your issue, you could just make yourself one. I mean a paint can, drill 2 holes - 1 for extraction hose, 1 for vacuum to suck the oil out into the paint can. You can get fancy and get 2 rubber grommets for the holes.

upupandaway said:

If money is your issue, you could just make yourself one. I mean a paint can, drill 2 holes - 1 for extraction hose, 1 for vacuum to suck the oil out into the paint can. You can get fancy and get 2 rubber grommets for the holes.

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I have found some oil drain plugs on mowers are very tight. Probably because the last one to tighten it over tightened it.

To install the oil filter I always put oil on the seal and use two hands and a grunt to tighten it. More oil filters are too loose rather than too tight when removing them. I see about one engine every other year that is destroyed because the oil filter was too loose. Attention to detail when working on equipment is everything.