Mower blowing white smoke

What causes white smoke from a lawn mower? Should you use your lawn mower during the white smoke? Why is my lawn mower smoking? You can usually correct this problem by cleaning the air filter.

Blue or white smoke means the engine is burning oil. Most of the time, the lawn mower smoke will stop on its own. Fortunately, a smoke - blowing engine may not be a serious issue unless you don’t pay attention to the smoke. The fix is simple, check the mower for oil, and let the engine idle until the smoke clears. If your lawn mower is a tractor mower , white smoke usually means too much oil, carburettor fault, or blown head gasket.

One of two conditions is responsible for white smoke blowing out of your exhaust. First is normal condition (so you don’t have to panic) and the second is a not so normal condition which should be fixed as soon as possible. A lawnmower that emits white smoke probably has an engine that is burning oil. This is most likely caused by the oil being overfilled or the engine receiving an excess of oxygen.

Lawnmower engines also burn oil when they are filled with an incorrect grade of oil. One reason for white smoke is very common and completely harmless. Too much oil in the engine. I was putting new oil in it and then started it up.

It started smoking white smoke. I then checked oil level again and drained some out cause it was too full on the stick it said although I thought added under what the store even told me to add when changing the oil. While it may look ba an engine blowing smoke is often not a serious malfunction, but it can turn into something worse if left to its own. Different colors of smoke can indicate different problems with your engine.

The white smoke is the result of normal condensation which builds up inside the exhaust system. White smoke can be a big problem or not, depending on the thickness. A lawn mower that is putting out white smoke usually indicates an engine that is burning oil. So why is your mower blowing white smoke ? Overfilling the oil or an excess of oxygen within the engine usually causes this.

If you used the whole bottle, the engine is over filled. To correct the problem you will need to drain out the access oil first. Once you have the oil level adjusted start the engine and let it run for minutes. The engine will smoke at first but should stop.

Patrick, the heavy white smoke is created when the engine is burning oil. If the engine does not stop smoking, the engine has an internal problem. Check the oil level to be sure the crankcase is not overfilled. If you are using anything other than weight oil, drain the oil and refill with weight oil. It can also be caused by a broken ring or a worn cylinder wall.

I bought a use mower from a guy and the mower did not have but a little oil in it. I put oil in it and started the mower and the mower started blowing white smoke and I have oil pouring out of the mower , can anyone tell me what just happen. JD LT1belched out white smoke and chocked herself out.

Let stand 10min, checked oil (looked ok) started her back up and nersed her back to barn with white smoke filling the yard. Had her for years, mows 1.