I've filled the oil tank with 4 stroke 30 SAE lawnmower oil and half filled the petrol tank>> It starts up fine but it smokes and spits it bits of what I'm guessing is oil from the left side with the smoke as if I've overfilled it with oil, but I've checked the oil 10 times now and its very slightly under the "Full" mark. No idea what to do, i need to get this grass cut desperately and i don't wanna break the thing..
Tie a rope on the handle and allow it to run for 5-min with no load on it if it doesn't clear up then return it to the store you bought it at
Testimonial: "Well i didn't tie a rope and leave it for 5 mins, but I did start it up a few more times until it went away.. :D Started it up, smokeless then after a f ew seconds it started slowly smoking then getting worse and after about 30secs I shut it off, waited 10mins or so and did it again, after a few tries I just ran over some grass with it and its fine now.. :D Thanks Mike.."
Hmm although I'm not sure I like tha idea, I'm sure you're right... And I think I know why this is happening now.. i didn't realise before but after putting the first bit of oil in I had to store it in the shed and I had to tip the mower forward about 45 degrees to make it fit (but now I've moved things around so I don't need to tip it to store it).. I'll run it for a while and hope it fixes it, thanks..
Oh btw, i didn't store it at a 45 degree angle, i just had to tip it for a second to fit it into the shed, I still stored it flat.. But problem solved now anyway.. :D
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Forgot to say I primed the engine of course, pressed the button about 6 times (this is its first start remember), and it seems to run fine, sounds nice, but the smoke is bothering me even though it smells quite pleasant :) and it got roasting hot in the 20 seconds or so I had it runing for.. I'm just worried something itsn't right..
if you stored it with oil in it at that angle oil will drain from the crankcase threw the rings after some time just run it it should be fine
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