Does it have a foam air filter element? If so, could the oil be coming from it? I know this may sound strange, but I've had it happen - on a 2 cycle mower no less. Until I figured out what was happening, I was really scratching my head over an oil leak from a 2 cycle mower.
Yep figured that one out tonight.
Any ideas where the breather is?
GeorgiaGrassMan: Standard filter in a plastic tube of sorts no oil leaking from there.
I'm thinking the last time I loaned it to a friend he overfilled it with oil. That being said I have changed the oil in it. No visible leaks as of yet. But we will see over the weekend. I'm going to let it sit.
Basic oil leak locater maneuver.
Clean top side of deck, engine, etc, not with soap and water, just clean dry rags/towels.
Clean enough so there is no build up of any kind visible.
Run it for a while, keep checking for signs of leak, there you go.
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