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  • Jun 26, 2008, 12:20 PM
    toddedu
    Oil Change
    I have an inexpensive weed eater push mower with a Kohler engine. I don't see a method of draining the oil and I don't know how much it holds.

    a. Is there a way to find and print the manual?

    b. Do you empty the oil by simply turning it upside down?
  • Jun 26, 2008, 12:27 PM
    wildandblue
    Down underneath the deck under the engine. Do you see a little square plug sticking out that you can fit a wrench on? I would not turn it upside down. It might take 8 oz of oil. Just add it carefully until the dipstick shows it's full.
  • Jun 27, 2008, 05:15 AM
    toddedu
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by toddedu
    I have an inexpensive weed eater push mower with a Kohler engine. I don't see a method of draining the oil and I don't know how much it holds.

    a. Is there a way to find and print the manual?

    b. Do you empty the oil by simply turning it upside down?

    Thanks, I have seen this but it is above the deck - so close that it would be difficult to get anything in there to catch the oil. I'll see if I can get a wrench on it.
  • Jun 27, 2008, 07:46 PM
    MOWERMAN2468
    There should be a drain plug under the deck. Remove the spark plug wire first.
  • Jun 27, 2008, 07:48 PM
    westnlas
    I bought a small siphon pump at Autozone a few months ago. You can insert the tubing into the filler hole and siphon the oil out.
  • Jun 29, 2008, 11:37 AM
    wildandblue
    I badly want one of those. But since I use the excuse, I need to change the oil to avoid mowing the lawn sometimes, it might not work well to own one.

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