Cannot find drain to change oil. - Poulan Pro PR550N22SH 22Inch Briggs Stratton 550 Series Gas Powered Side DischargeMulch Lawn Mower With High Rear Wheels (NonCARB Compliant) ()

Here's the deal with the Poulon 550 oil drain. There is none. There is an indentation on the bottom pan on the Briggs and Stratton engine where an oil plug would normally be. The only way to remove the oil is by tipping it upside down, as one contributor indicated. Its messy and a poor way to do it, ends up with oil on the engine and gas dripping But that's not the end of it. I did that. When you tip the mower over, the oil drains into the valve cover and air filter. Engine would hardly run this morning, fouled the plugs and smoked and killed. Had to remove the valve cover and clean it. I ran a summer's worth of gas and some carburetor cleaner through - plugs are still fouling.
So why would Poulon design something like this? A small-engine mechnaic informed me that they consider these "throw-away" machines. You don't change the oil. You just keep filling, run them until they drop. They are two-year machines. Runnings sells them by the scads. The bottom line, they were not made to be taken care of. They are made to be run into the ground and sell you another one.
Now most of us like to take care of our things. I wish they had made that clear at the outset and not cost me four hours of work trying to maintain something that was unmaintainable.
So what should you do? Use it the way it was designed. Run it into the ground and never buy another one. For myself, mine is already on the way to the dump. I hate planned obscelesence and the price was not worth the aggravation. We got what we paid for, junk. Next spring I'll spring for a Honda. And I'll never buy another Poulon product or another mower from Runnings as long as I live. Here's the deal with the Poulon 550 oil drain. There is none. There is an indentation on the bottom pan on the Briggs and Stratton engine where an oil plug would normally be. The only way to remove the oil is by tipping it upside down, as one contributor indicated. Its messy and a poor way to do it, ends up with oil on the engine and gas dripping But that's not the end of it. I did that. When you tip the mower over, the oil drains into the valve cover and air filter. Engine would hardly run this morning, fouled the plugs and smoked and killed. Had to remove the valve cover and clean it. I ran a summer's worth of gas and some carburetor cleaner through - plugs are still fouling.
So why would Poulon design something like this? A small-engine mechnaic informed me that they consider these "throw-away" machines. You don't change the oil. You just keep filling, run them until they drop. They are two-year machines. Runnings sells them by the scads. The bottom line, they were not made to be taken care of. They are made to be run into the ground and sell you another one.
Now most of us like to take care of our things. I wish they had made that clear at the outset and not cost me four hours of work trying to maintain something that was unmaintainable.
So what should you do? Use it the way it was designed. Run it into the ground and never buy another one. For myself, mine is already on the way to the dump. I hate planned obscelesence and the price was not worth the aggravation. We got what we paid for, junk. Next spring I'll spring for a Honda. And I'll never buy another Poulon product or another mower from Runnings as long as I live.

I have a friend that ask me to find the drain on this same Poulan Pro push mower that you say has one . And I can honestly say it does not have one , I've worked on small engine alot of my life and I know what a drain plug looks like , he brought it at wal-Mart -- - model no. 96112008300 My e-mail address is [email protected] Marshall Border I have a friend that ask me to find the drain on this same Poulan Pro push mower that you say has one . And I can honestly say it does not have one , I've worked on small engine alot of my life and I know what a drain plug looks like , he brought it at wal-Mart -- - model no. 96112008300 My e-mail address is [email protected] Marshall Border

You must turn the mower sideways or upside down, making sure the spark plug remains at the top so it doesn't get covered with oil. Mine ahs no oil drain plug either. You must turn the mower sideways or upside down, making sure the spark plug remains at the top so it doesn't get covered with oil. Mine ahs no oil drain plug either.