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Oil leak on my riding mower where it could be coming from?

Zero turn cubcadet 20HP riding mower oil is leaking from the engine but i can't find where it is coming from how can i find the oil leak what all i need to check? i didn't see no leak around the oil filter.

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Could be from a sump problem and blowing oil out of the air filter inlet hose

Testimonial: "the oil leak was at the fitting where i drain the oil out it wasn't tight so i tight it up and the problem is fix."

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  • Joe Russell Sep 07, 2017

    i didn't see any oil blowing out of the air filter inlet hose where else i need to look?

  • Bill Boyd Sep 07, 2017

    if you have an oil filler tube , check the base of the tube for a problem "O" ring seal

  • Joe Russell Sep 08, 2017

    where is the oil filler tube located?

  • Joe Russell Sep 09, 2017

    where is the oil filler tube located?

  • Bill Boyd Sep 13, 2017

    glad the fix was simple
    makes you more careful when dealing with sump plugs in the future

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  • Posted on Jun 02, 2009

SOURCE: murray belt manual for a 20hp 46" rider lawn mower

here is a link to all of the murray manuals, for free. pick out your model and enjoy your manual.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 24, 2009

SOURCE: oil leaking from air filter area of push mower and mower smoking

You have overfilled the oil tank. White smoke is only a hassle, not a serious problem. You have to empty some of the oil and change the gas. Clean the air filter if it is the spongy type with Dawn Dishwashing Liquid, rinsing and drying it well before reinstalling. The white smoke will stop soon as it is still in the gas that is in the carb. If the case is that you haven't filled it with oil prior to this smoke then you must be mowing on a hillside and the gas tank was on the lower side allowing oil to leak into the gas. Same solution.

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  • Posted on Aug 12, 2009

SOURCE: Honda Self-Propelled Lawn Mower leaking oil?

It is toast you fried the crank/connecting rod, by running it low on oil.
Its hard to say what caused the oil leak, but now it is ruined.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 07, 2010

SOURCE: rather severe oil leak from the area of the oil filter

I own a '99 Isuzu Oasis, which of course is really and '98 Odyssey with Isuzu nameplate. 214,000 miles, Cranked it up yesterday morning after 20 to 30 degree temps that night....took middle schooler to class approx 3-4 miles from home and approx 1/4 mile from home- noted severe burning oil smell in cabin and smoke from under hood.. Got it home and observed 3-4 quarts of leaked oil on the ground where I had been sitting just 15 mins before. Thought for sure I had ruined the engine after seeing all the oil in the gravel. Could not believe the leak was so severe, considering this car still runs like a beauty and has shown no leaking or other symptoms in the days before this occurred. Got home later that day and checked filter thinking maybe it had loosened. It had not. Refilled engine with oil and noted oil not leaking or dripping but pouring through area at engine block and oil cooler juncture at filter area. Found this forum and a few others on line and followed the plan , AutoZone: loan-a-tool 30mm 1/2" drive socket is all you need to do the job, except of course the oil cooler seal/O-ring which I got at Honda for 3 bucks. Took me all of 45 mins...no need to dettach hoses and leak antifreeze, just unscrew the 30mm nut and remove the old gasket/seal. Be sure to remove all the pieces, Mine was hard and brittle and broken in 3 pieces. What once was rubbery/pliable would now snap like a pretzel due to age/wear. When I buy my next one of these, and I will, because it is the best vehicle I have ever owned ( and I have owned several Hondas and Toyotas) I will preventative replace this seal at approx 150,000 miles.... this was close to being catastrophic failure- Thanks to this forum and others for the advice-plan to put another 100,000 miles on this baby!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 29, 2012

SOURCE: craftsman riding mower 2003 DLT 3000 ,Blowing oil out of the fuel

Head gasket is blowed .Its building pressure in the crankcase seen it twice. Remove the head and check for a blowed out spot between piston and the valve side

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