Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I did something stupid. I mixed some 2 cycle oil into the lawn mower, which runs on a 4-cycle engine.

the engine ran rough, and stopped. Then I poured out the gas, re-filled it with pain gasoline, now the engine runs alittle better, but still rough.

What should I do now?  Will the engine cleans itself up by burning off the 2-cycle oil inside?  Please help!!
Thanks

It will take probaly a few hour of running engine to retablish the engine to normal, what I suggest is add some carburator spary cleaner into the throttle whane engine running it will clean the residue of the 2 cycle oil probaly gunk into the intake :)

Good Luck

Denis

You may have oil pooled in the carb. Most carbs have a screw on the bottom allowing you to drain them and/or pull the bowl off and drain it. Do that, and spray carb cleaner inside. Make sure you use fresh gas in the tank at least for this tankfull.