No, absolutely not. You must use 4 cycle oil. 2 cycle oil is only used in a 2 cycle engine mixed with the fuel.
Many riding mower don't have oil filters. If your's does it is on the side of the engine toward the bottom and probably on the left side as you sit on the mower.
Look at the engine on your lawn mower. If the engine has an oil filler tube or a "hole" with a cap on it where oil is added to the engine, it is a 4-cycle (4-stroke) engine. If there is no oil filler tube or place to add oil to the engine, then it is a 2-cycle (2-stroke) engine and the oil has to be added to the fuel.
likely a bad engine.
If it is a 4-cycle engine you definitely need motor oil. If its a 2-cycle engine then the oil is mixed with the gas. If its a reel mower then no oil is needed except for external lubrication. Depending on the engine manufacturer the 4-cycle engines will require either SAE30 or 10w30 motor oil.
What type of oil does a craftsman riding mower take
If it is a 4 cycle engine, yes, it does need oil. If it is a 2 cycle the oil is mixed with the gasoline.
Briggs and Stratton 30W for 4 cycle engines.
where do you put the oil at for a john deere 317 riding lawn mower and what brand of oil
Hi, The float valve is leaking through. The fuel can leak in the intake and down into the crankcase, where it dilutes the engine oil.
it takes 20w50 motor oil
Briggs engine 30w detergent, kohler engine 10w-30
A gas only engine has a spout where oil is added to the engine. If there is no spout, then it is a gas/oil engine. FYI - gas only engine is a four-stroke (four-cycle) engine and the gas/oil engine is two-stroke (two-cycle).