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    May 28, 2010, 08:44 AM
    17hp intek briggs,uses oil no leaks noticed
    I fill the crankcase to the full mark on my 17 hp Briggs motor, and for some reason it disappears after a couple of mowing. I can not see and leaks etc
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    May 28, 2010, 08:45 AM

    Where is my oil going if I can find no leaks any where
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    May 28, 2010, 09:18 AM

    You could have bad rings and are burning the oil. Any smoke from the exhaust, have you doen a compression check yet? Do a compression check, record the number, add a table spoon of 30w through the spark plug opening and test aggain. How different are the readings?
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    May 29, 2010, 07:54 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ballengerb1 View Post
    You could have bad rings and are buring the oil. Any smoke from the exhaust, have you doen a compression check yet? Do a compression check, record the number, add a table spoon of 30w through the spark plug opening and test aggain. How different are the readings?
    It does not smoke at all the oil just disapears some place
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    May 29, 2010, 09:55 AM

    How much oil is it using ?
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    May 30, 2010, 09:27 AM

    Did you do the compression test yet?
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