Troy bilt mower white smoke

If any of those elements or their components is missing or operating improperly, chances are your Troy-Bilt mower will emit blue , white or black smoke. Engine Tilting A common cause for smoke to come from a mower engine is tilting the engine too far off level. Solution Generally, white smoke is an indication that engine oil is being burned. Here are a few things that should be checked before taking the unit in for service.

I had overfilled the oil initially and then drained it, replaced the filter, and added the correct amount. The mower is stored in a level she so no issues of it tipping or leaning. I cleaned the air filter and sponge thing and that seemed to help for a few minutes, but it quickly started bellowing smoke and the white smoke almost turned blue-ish. I looked at the blades to see if there was any clump, not much and seemed rough still after I turned it back om and it seemed like the oil was low so I put more in but I wonder if I. When I first started the mower it did this but it eventually stopped after riding around for a few mins.

I went ahead and put a little seafoam in it and drove it around a little more with no problem. So I called a cousin of mine that needed a mower and I let him take it home and try it out before he bought it. We make fixing things easier! The white smoke is the engine burning off all the excess oil. The fix - drain the excessive oil, and idle the engine until the smoke clears.

This may take minutes or so. Depending on your mower type, draining the oil can be a pain in the ass. I think we filled up her lawn mower with too much oil. I started her up and it started spewing white smoke and small oil drips landed on the mower deck. While black smoke is caused by the burning of more fuel than air, blue or white smoke is generally caused by the burning of excess oil.

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. Remove The Spark Plug Covered In Oil - Wipe Off With Towel - Cloth Or Paper Ok. Yesterday, while mowing, it suddenly started sputtering and basically lost power, running very low.

While this was going on, white smoke started pouring out of the muffler. Upon inspecting the air filter, I noticed that there was oil all over the back of the filter. If I turn to level, it stops, and there is no problem going uphill. I checked the oil level which is in the low part of operating range, and the grade is around degrees (less than 15). Briggs and Stratton riding mower.

Each time, a puff of white smoke came out, it ran for several. I jacked it up and I can spin the wheel with my han but the other wheel. Any ideas what happene or even how to fix it. Tried priming the fuel, putting the gear in choke and pulling the cor more white smoke and cuts out again after a second or two. Pictures of the mower , the filter and the vents that also poured oil when I was draining the oil tank.

What would be my next step? If it was down hill, the valve spring area can flood and allows oil to get up the valve stem into the exhaust port. There should be a diagram demonstrating the location of these adjuster on the deck under the.

White smoke is partially combusted oil. Two weeks ago, the lawn mower puffed out a little bit of smoke and I assumed that it was because I probably overfilled the tank. It is the best lawn mower I ever used. Today when I when to start the mower , the carborator blew out a lot of smoke.

John Cunningham is an Automotive Technician and writer on Lawnmowerfixed.