Engine Help with OIL Leaker

[torooilleaker]

hi, guys, I am new to this forum and you guys are doing a wonderful work helping each other.

I wanted to see if I can get some helping getting my hands oily fixing my toro recycler that just began to leak oil after oil change.

After two nights of the mower just sitting there, this is what I see:

I think its coming from the base of the engine as you can see.

How can I go about fixing this?

Is it worth fixing?

Your help will be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[mechanic mark]

Post year, model & serial numbers as well as engine manufacturer and all numbers from engine. You may have over tightened oil drain plug.

 

[torooilleaker]

Hi,

It is a Toro Recycler with personal pace feature.

Year: I don't remember year, i think its 6 years old.

I really appreciate your help. Thanks.

 

[mechanic mark]

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You will need to remove spark plug wire for safety, then drain engine oil and gas tank. Before removing cables to engine, take pictures or draw picture, or etch, or mark of how parts attach, you may have a good memory and do not need to do so. Remove blade & engine mount bolts then place engine on workbench. I believe your flange is cracked. You will need parts 69,70,72, 73, 75 for repair. Item 73 is not listed it looks like an o ring, you may be able to reuse or go to lawn mower repair or auto parts store to purchase a new one. Parts plus shipping should be under $100, you might want to weigh your options. Let us know how it goes.

 

[Fish]

Sounds like you need to remove the dipstick again, and reset the rubber ring back on correctly, part #306......

But that is just another "wild" guess without knowing, but a lot cheaper fix.....

I remember those drain plugs being plastic, hard to crack the sump then. And most Toros and Lawnboys had a bunch of crap in the way, anyway, so folks would change the oil out of the dipstick tube orifice......

Plus all of that oil is on the top of the deck......

 

[torooilleaker]

Hey,

Thank you very, very much. I am gonna see if I can find # 69 used, at $64, that cost is prohibit at this point. any suggestions?

 

[torooilleaker]

Sounds like you need to remove the dipstick again, and reset the rubber ring back on correctly, part #306......

But that is just another "wild" guess without knowing, but a lot cheaper fix.....

I remember those drain plugs being plastic, hard to crack the sump then. And most Toros and Lawnboys had a bunch of crap in the way, anyway, so folks would change the oil out of the dipstick tube orifice......

Plus all of that oil is on the top of the deck......

Hi,

the deepstick's base does not show oil leak though? Infact, all I really did on this mower was just adding oil to it because I noticed that the oil was low.

 

[Fish]

So you just spilled some oil on the deck? Give it a bath after topping the oil level off, and mow with it for a while, keep an eye out for leaks.

 

[torooilleaker]

I did not spill oil. But, to remove any doubt, I am going to spray it with degreaser, then power wash it and let it seat another couple of days without starting it, and see what happens.

 

[torooilleaker]

Remember, the oil you see is after I already dried the previous puddle shown here with a towel. I believe this is an oil leak somewhere other than the fill tube. Although, I might add in this particular pic I am showing for the first time that I ran the machine for about 10 minutes. So, throughout the night, the warm oil as a result probably made the puddle worse.