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Thanks for the advice. Drained the oil out and nothing came out. The oil fill tube may come off, but typical of this product, it would be very difficult to do. The problem is the red "decorative" plastic surround as it was not made for this MTD engine. Spoke with service tech at dealer and he...

Thank You. I have an magnet on an extendable rod that I plan to try today. Will drain the oil first and then try through the oil fill tube and maybe the drain plug hole if possible. Probably will not be successful, so guess I will have to load it up and take it to a technician - which is...

Dropped a plastic tip about 1 inch long in oil fill tube and tried to get it out with 3 inch long screw. Both fell into sump. How do I remove them? Will it do any damage to just leave them in? This is NOT a TB30R with the B&S engine, but the TB30 with the 382 cc MDT engine. Thanks...