Why Doesn't My Lawn Mower Have An Oil Drain Plug? (DAY 26)
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👉DAY 6 - Can I Use Outboard Mix Oil In My Chain Saw? ➜ • Can I Use Outboard Mix...
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👉DAY 8 - Why Does My Grass Chute Keep Plugging Up? ➜ • Why Does My Grass Chut...
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👉DAY 13 - Why Does My Leaf Blower Bog Out When I Pull The Trigger? ➜ • Why Does My Leaf Blowe...
👉DAY 14 - What Does WARRANTY Actually Mean? ➜ • What Does WARRANTY Act...
👉DAY 15 - Can I Remove ETHANOL From My Gas? ➜ • Can I Remove ETHANOL F...
👉DAY 16 - Why Is My Pressure Washer So Hard To Pull Start? ➜ • Why Is My Pressure Was...
👉DAY 17 - Why Does My Chain Saw Leak Oil? ➜ • Why Does My Chain Saw ...
👉DAY 18 - Can I Use Old Dirty Motor Oil As Bar And Chain Oil In My Chain Saw? ➜ • Can I Use Old Dirty Mo...
👉DAY 19 - Should I Buy My John Deere Lawn Mower From Home Depot Or My Dealer? ➜ • Should I Buy My John D...
👉DAY 20 - Do Battery Powered Chain Saws Work Good? ➜ • Do Battery Powered Cha...
👉DAY 21 - (FAKE NEWS) Honda Is Stopping Lawn Mower Production? ➜ • (FAKE NEWS) Honda Is S...
👉DAY 22 - Will cleaning the rust off my flywheel help with spark? ➜ • Does Cleaning Flywheel...
👉DAY 23 - NO SPARK! How Do I Know If My Coil / Ignition Module Is Faulty? ➜ • NO SPARK! How Do I Kno...
👉DAY 24 - Will I Destroy My Pressure Washer By Doing THIS? ➜ • Will I DESTROY My Pres...
👉DAY 25 - How Do I Fix An On/Off Kill Switch? ➜ • How Do I Fix An On/Off...
👉DAY 27 - Why Is There Black Oil Coming Out Of My Muffler? ➜ • Why Is There Black Oil...
👉DAY 28 - Can I Put A LONGER Bar On My Chain Saw? ➜ • Can I Put A LONGER Bar...
👉DAY 29 - Why Does My Engine STOP Running After A Few Minutes? ➜ • Why Does My Engine STO...
👉DAY 30 - Can I Make A Lawn Mower Run On Propane? ➜ • Can I Make A Lawn Mowe...
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👉DAY 1 - Is A Stihl 4-Mix Engine A 2-Stroke Or A 4-Stroke? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/QF__8hs0bo8/v-deo.html
👉DAY 2 - Are John Deere riding lawn mowers made by MTD? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/iCJsWsd6SLo/v-deo.html
👉DAY 3 - How Do I Break In A New Chainsaw? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/NE4Q1Y8v2U4/v-deo.html
👉DAY 4 - Does Soaking WeedEater Line In Water Actually Help? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/84hFN_jveMc/v-deo.html
👉DAY 5 - Why Does My Briggs Lawn Mower Say Never Change The Oil? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/IVGmetgOcgo/v-deo.html
👉DAY 6 - Can I Use Outboard Mix Oil In My Chain Saw? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/AlmegbfUJpU/v-deo.html
👉DAY 7 - What Is Your Favorite Chain Saw? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/wMJeH0jCcHM/v-deo.html
👉DAY 8 - Why Does My Grass Chute Keep Plugging Up? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/WtbhiNy42IU/v-deo.html
👉DAY 9 - What Does The Purge Bulb Actually Do? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/sbDPU73fQQY/v-deo.html
👉DAY 10 - What Is Your Favorite Penetrating Oil? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/jrzNv_Db0ZA/v-deo.html
👉DAY 11 - How Do I UnFlood My Chainsaw Or Weed Eater? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/n0UnfoL5qWk/v-deo.html
👉DAY 12 - What Is The Best 2-Stroke Gas / Oil Mix Ratio? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/-bsbKqZbyrw/v-deo.html
👉DAY 13 - Why Does My Leaf Blower Bog Out When I Pull The Trigger? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/O4fMjSg7Z_U/v-deo.html
👉DAY 14 - What Does WARRANTY Actually Mean? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/D-8054Q6vx0/v-deo.html
👉DAY 15 - Can I Remove ETHANOL From My Gas? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/qZo4ItYiMCQ/v-deo.html
👉DAY 16 - Why Is My Pressure Washer So Hard To Pull Start? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/Apipsdmf8qs/v-deo.html
👉DAY 17 - Why Does My Chain Saw Leak Oil? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/3P5ITSFWUZg/v-deo.html
👉DAY 18 - Can I Use Old Dirty Motor Oil As Bar And Chain Oil In My Chain Saw? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/ilRZNsBNE3Y/v-deo.html
👉DAY 19 - Should I Buy My John Deere Lawn Mower From Home Depot Or My Dealer? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/IZRjSYwYhyc/v-deo.html
👉DAY 20 - Do Battery Powered Chain Saws Work Good? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/Zb8XNGfHsQU/v-deo.html
👉DAY 21 - (FAKE NEWS) Honda Is Stopping Lawn Mower Production? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/y4TSwWHFb-o/v-deo.html
👉DAY 22 - Will cleaning the rust off my flywheel help with spark? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/w8-exMgUhuc/v-deo.html
👉DAY 23 - NO SPARK! How Do I Know If My Coil / Ignition Module Is Faulty? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/HBFz_N0SxuY/v-deo.html
👉DAY 24 - Will I Destroy My Pressure Washer By Doing THIS? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/22OlLNAZKa8/v-deo.html
👉DAY 25 - How Do I Fix An On/Off Kill Switch? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/IyaUpGh19CI/v-deo.html
👉DAY 27 - Why Is There Black Oil Coming Out Of My Muffler? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/SNHdUh5tRoA/v-deo.html
👉DAY 28 - Can I Put A LONGER Bar On My Chain Saw? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/OrRux_GSQQQ/v-deo.html
👉DAY 29 - Why Does My Engine STOP Running After A Few Minutes? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/m5LEwNi-geM/v-deo.html
👉DAY 30 - Can I Make A Lawn Mower Run On Propane? ➜ ua-cam.com/video/UkYCa1WhFGs/v-deo.html
Honda push mowers are crap - they don't have headlights.
In a future question maybe you could consider swapping places with your daughter April. Steve reads the question and April answers .
I think for 50$ I can put the mower on its side and drain it!
I disagree as I have a $500 Honda used one season flipped it to change oil and now the valves is stuck and no compression. This model isn't just tip on side to drain you have to turn it completely upside down. So have reached the conclusion that most mowers and riding mowers are all junk these days.
The 30 days of questions is a great addition to the channel Steve and April. I vote to make it at least an annual event. Look forward to it every evening. A lot of good useful information. Thanks
I agree, make this 30 days of questions and the annual thing. ( Please)! Yinz are a Great Team, thanks
@@markcwynar6394Mark you said YINZ,YOU MUST BE FROM THE PITTSBURGH AREA!
My biggest gripe is that all the oil does not drain out when the mower is flipped on its side. I do not like mixing fresh clean oil with what's left of however many previous years oil in the sump. My current walk behind is a Murray with a B&S engine. supposed to hold 15 oz of oil, and it did when new; but when I fill it after draining, it only takes 12 oz to fill it.
Warm engine before emptying, makes the oil come out better as it thins the oil.😊
Yeah. How does that work. 10w30 means it's 10w cold and 30w hot. So shouldn't it be thicker warm? 🤔 and I always change my oil hot too just wonder why it's thinner when it's advertised to get thicker
@@kurtknispel9170 in Australia we just use SAE30, except for Honda’s.we do use 10-30w, well the 10 is for colder weather zones the 30w is for normal weather conditions.
The higher the w the thicker the viscosity of the oil is so in cold weather you want it at a thinner viscosity but when you pour it out of the bottle all oils are thicker at room temperature than at a hot temperature.
Plus more slug comes out to
@@philliphall5198 yeah the general purpose of heating it especially when they don’t frequently change oil. It’s
To Manuals Briggs push mowers generally oil changes every 50hours (excluding top up Models), Honda every 25 hours
@@rickthelian2215 I run mainly Lucas oil stabilizer
STEVE, from the bottom of my heart I thank you. As an ex High School Tech Teacher I know what Im talking about. You and I loved helping others with advice for free. Have a Cascade Draught from Tasmania. My neighbours here have benifited from your help.
I actually have another answer for this. What was happening a lot back in the day, was the customer would do their own oil change, then when putting the drain plug back in, would over tighten it and crack the oil pan (steel tapered plug) or bust it off (plastic Tecumseh plug). Also, people would often lose the nylon gasket then wonder why it leaked. It was a massive problem for years. And yes, you are right, us mechanics don't even use the damn plug.
Right on TJ you are 100% on this one
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I appreciate your effort. Been with you the whole way. I think the two of you are interacting well together sharing a lot of good information.
These 26 days of questions has been awesome! Great job to who decided to do this. I would love to see you do this again.
Great advice about the oil change and blade sharpening at the same time. Warm oil is the only way to go. Thanks guys.
You said it right! It's a perfect time to pop off the blade and sharpen it. I've serviced a lot of mowers for others as well and same thing, just tip it over.
Also, I change my oil at least a couple times a year and our mowing season is pretty short here in Northern Ontario, Canada. With no filter to take out the metal filings from normal wear and tear it's the only way to get rid of them.
As usual, thanks for the video!
Great video April and Steve, maybe not regarding lawnmowers, but the sump plug as we call them, is actually beneficial where a lot of agricultural machines tractors etc have a magnet on the plug so any filings etc will stick to it and not damage the engine/transmission etc. 👍🏻
April & Steve thank you very much, hope you two have a great week.
Thank you both, looks like you two are having fun. My Lawn Machine is getting old but it runs like a small quadraped but it does has a drain plug. I had no idea that they were done away with. I keep my old machines running like ... kinda new. I also drive a 1988 Isuzu Trooper which still runs like a top.
I have a Toro GTS self-propelled mover from 1986. I use it as a trim mower, so it's use is not too heavy. But for a 37 year old mower, it starts with one or two pulls. It has a drain tube out the bottom side of the engine so you don't have to lift or turn it over, you just have to have U shaped flow director under the spout or be quick to attach a plastic tube when you take the plug off.
Great information Steve thanks
Thanks Ya'll. yes flip it over, works for me. Month near gone, great series of Q/A.
Thanks for the video Steve and April well done ✅👍. Take care of yourself and family and be Blessed ❤️❤️.
This has been a great series. Thanks!
I agree, tipping the mower on it's side is a fast way to drain the oil. But I installed a magnetic plug on mine to catch metallic filling. My mower it over fifteen years old.
I totally agree shapen blade clean the underside. 👍
Spot on Steve.
Just make sure when you flip it over that the carburetor side is up.
Thanks for video.
As long as you flip it upright after draining.. fine. But a problem occurs leaving it flipped while trying to refill with fresh oil... 😤😀
I pulled out my rideon mower transaxle (K46), split the case and put drain plugs for the diff and the hydrastat pump areas.
I got a Honda hrx217 and love changing oil on it. So much easier than changing a snowblower engine oil lol.
So, how much do you think Ford saved by not installing a dipstick on the transmission of my 2015 Transit Connect ?
Turkey baster and a small hose works but takes awhile. I use a MityVac connected to a Mason jar with some hose. Does the trick perfect.
Bring it, Stevie. You are the man.
The problem I've encountered with machines that DO HAVE A DRAIN PLUG ie. lawn tractors, snow blowers and some older MTD mowers is the OIL MESS deposited on the machine/ground when the plug is removed. Often difficult to get a suitable recepticatle underneath to catch the old flowing oil. The paper towels do make a good firestarter though. "UP IN SMOKE".
As I get older, it is not as easy picking up the unit to flip it over. I am a fan of drain plugs. Just sayin' Thanks for your thoughts, Steve.
I hired the neighbor kid to come do mine. I pay him $20 for 10 minutes of work, saves my back and its done. Plus he learns to work on small engines and sharpen blades.
Many great points!....Peace
I must be a unicorn cause I have a Murray push mower given to me in 2006. It has a drain plug underneath which i use. Unfortunately I have to retire it as the compression is barely at 50psi now kept it going. Love you content.
Hey Steve: love your addition of April!
I never flipped a push mower over to change the blade. I tipped it to the handle, pulled the blade, loosened the drain plug, tipped back down on to pan, tipped back up, put in plug, replaced blade, tipped back down, filled with oil, done. Takes minutes and you don't have to worry about the other liquid in the mower, the gas.
I like my suction pump use it on alot of engines!
Thanks for the video - agree that tipping the machine over is much easier than groping round in the caked on grass cuttings under the deck searching for a plug.
A related question - is it worth changing the oil at all (with modern oils, engine design, relatively cheap cost to buy a whole new machine etc. etc.), particularly if you have a smallish lawn and only need to cut it a few times a year. My last mower died when one of the wheels broke away from the chassis (metal fatigue) after approx. 10 years - so is engine wear of significance any more.
(I knew someone at work who never changed his oil, and it was never an issue with him).
I've been putting off changing my oil because I felt like an idiot. Thanks for info mate.
Enjoying the videos and content! Keep it coming!
Hey Steve and April. Good video. I guess this is the way it is going to be from now on. Make things cheaper, and charge us more. Thanks for sharing.👍👍🍁
Tipping lawnmowers and beers doesn't get any better than that !
Awesome stuff SteveO!!!
I feel like I'm gaining more and more knowledge every day buddy!🤯😁
It's amazing , to me, that there are apparently so many people who think that chaning lawn mower oil is an inconvenience. I usually accomplish the task in less thamn 15 min. including cleanup. P.S. Love my Ferris mower with Vanguard motor that has "Oil Guard" system. Super easy to drain and fill, with the cartridge filter.
April, keep having patience. We're just guys. Simple, easily entertained. You rock!!
My Honda HR215 has the drain plug on the side. I do tilt it to get the last drops out. There is a small hole on the deck that the oil runs through to my repurposed bake pan.
Steve you forgot to tell the people who have walk behind push mowers which side to flip the mower over.
If flipped over on the filter side instead of the muffler side you'll soak the the air cleaner filter.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Keep the vids coming to Pittsburgh Pa.
I always learn different things from them.
God bless 🙏 you and yours.
Have a cold beer on me,😆
I have an old Briggs and Stratton lawnmower engine. Changing oil myself for the first time. Do I put thread lock or anything on the drain plug before putting it back on?
Nice video.
I guess that may make sense from a manufacturing standpoint.
This is grreat!
Great video 😀
Thank You...
My Honda Eu2200’s are like this. Anything else would be difficult. Bigger ones do though.
Everything I own has drainplugs except my power washer. I have a $7 transfer pump from Harbor Freight.
Works fast and I can pump the old oil right into a gallon jug. Just another option. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Same here. I've got 8 engines that need draining and the pump is a great addition.
I'm the same way, been working on small engines for 20 years and walk behind mowers, I just flip em🙂
The first time I ran across that it really ticked me off. But like you said, it's really not that hard and in the meantime one can take the blade off to sharpen it.
A small fluid hand pump works great.
Coincidentally, I just changed the oil in my Husqvarna AWD mower, powered by Honda, and, as mentioned, it does not have a drain plug. I find it to be messier to have to tip the machine over to get the oil to drain out, and I don't think the oil evacuates as well. When filling the crankcase back up, it took only about 2/3 the advertised oil capacity.
Log splitter engines have no drain plug either and you cant flip a splitter over.
Ive had a Briggs and now a Honda with no plugs. I just use a sucker tool and suck it out seems to work ok.
Drain like a beer?
I use a suction gun....looks like a grease gun....I insert a smaller clear piece of tubing into the one on the gun so it fits in the fill hole and voila...oil change!! Tipping it sometimes you get a fuel leak...easier with the gun and they don't cost much and you can use it for a whole lot of other things.
You guys are THE BEST!!!!?
What about all the engines with drain plugs that are obstructed by the design of the equipment ?
I just restored a Toro AWD push mower with a Briggs OHV and it doesn't have a drain plug but has on the cover no need to change oil just add , yeah right so on its side it went and now it has new oil in it . I do use the drain plug if it has one . It's time for April to drink a glass of wine 🍷🍷🍷
Steve, I agree it is super simple to tip and drain. I remember trying to drain a lawnmower with the bottom drain plug, what a pain! I doubt you can get all the oil out either as well. Cut to the chase and tip it over!
You can't get all of the oil out through a plug that is literally in the BOTTOM of the engine, but you can get all of the oil out through a hole that sits below the top of the crank case when you turn it over? OK...
Steve most cars have oil drain plugs but not all. My dad and I both own a couple of cars that only don't have oil drain plugs they don't have dip sticks either. They cam from the factory this way.
Good to see that Brewschki back for " The closing toast " !
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That was a good one .. 😁👍
Some countries including the Netherlands banned the sale of cars with sump plugs, to stop people dumping waste oil irresponsibly. Manufacturers try to make their products to suit all countries as much as they can. So what is banned in say California, can become the norm.
I used to drain the oil out of my Honda HR214 through the side drain plug but it made a mess of the deck. I just tip the machines I have now as the dip stick "funnel" is nice and long on them to make little mess.
Right on
Actually Steve & April, I miss the old drain plugs…. I used to remove the spark plug and air filter, then run my old mower every Spring over the inspection pit in my garage, take the blade off for sharpening, open the plug and drain the oil in to a drain tray overnight. Next day it was only a matter of replacing the plug and reattaching the sharpened blade. In with the oil, plug and air filter and off you go for another year! Now my new mower doesn’t have one and I hate flipping it over to drain it. I’ve gotten around it by using the oil vacuum pump to remove the oil so no flipping anymore!😊
My Craftsman riding mower (Briggs and Stratton engine) does not have a drain plug but it does have a push valve to drain the oil.
I have a rototiller with no drain plug....It has a five horse flat head Briggs and Stratton.... I bought it new put synthetic oil in it new and I don't think I have never changed it.... hasn't lowered level and feels good to touch... I may change it after I think 12 years...
Retired GM Master tech. Most if not ALL of the quickly oil change places stopped pulling drain plugs to drain oil. I bought a Vac oil extraction system and use it on the car, truck, lawn mower etc. If the oil is hot it will suck out quickly. Changing oil in lawn mower {walk behind} takes less than 5 minutes start to finish. On the car if I decide to pull drain plug 90% of oil is already out, which causes much less of a mess. Just saying.
I made a shop vac machine to vacuum the oil out it works really good ,much less messy!
I'd love to know more about that! I enjoy building my own tools.
@@rebeltaz123 hello o took 2 liter bottle cut the top haLf off hot glued a hose thru the cap placed a hose thru it into a catch container when you energize the shop vac ot sucks the fluid thru it onto the container there are you tubes to see how it done look at how to make a shop vac oil removal
@@joeortiz3455 Cool! I'll have to look up some videos and try that. Thank you!
What about any metal sludge that settles at the bottom? What do we do about that?
No danger of the drain plug coming out from vibration either. I do find it easier just to flip it over as well ; )
That's just common sense. I like common sense if you can find it. Thanks again.
Idk. I have a pressure washer that has no drain, and the manufacturer says it never needs to be changed, just topped off. What they don’t tell you is that the engine is probably only supposed to last 100 hours and fail so you have to buy a new one. I only bought this thing because it was 80% off at a box store.
It’s the nylon gears they put in the mowers nowadays that make me angry they know they are going to break and make you buy another one great videos 👍🤘
steve, it is guaranteed to make a oily mess everywhere if you tip a mower over. i just bought the last Snapper Hi Vac walk behind mower and i realize that there is no drain plug
Rumour has it, Audi and BMW don’t have drain plugs, they use the siphon tower you referenced. I bought one and I use it for my push mower, my Quad, and my tractor, especially the hydraulics and axle fluid changes.
I've flipped mine over to change the oil but then had another problem. After doing this and cut on embankment the mower starts to stall and huffs a cloud of white smoke. I level it and it starts to clear out the smoke and slowly starts to rev up again.
Great info once again SteveO! Tip it over is the way I go😂. Cheers🍻 Steve and April Out
Need to change the oil in an inherited Honda generator that was originally purchased in 2021. The oil I have on my shelf is Pennzoil with a date of 16feb21. Is this oil too old to bother using it for a change? Thanks Steve!
The last walk-behind I bought said in the manual: Don't change oil. Just add more as necessary.
That's the way I did it on a 1960 Chevy pickup I bought used in 1958, the one that created my rule: Never buy a vehicle that has an STP decal on it, but that's another story. Bought re-refined (stick and stones removed) oil for 10 cents a quart and kept a 5-gallon can of it in the truck. When the red light came on, I poured in more oil and kept on truckin'.
But I digress...
Anything can be a piece of junk if it's not maintained or if it can't be maintained. But if there's a boss (thicker & flat area of metal) on the bottom of the oil sump, what I would is, remove the sump, and drill & tap 3/8 NPT threads in the boss & install a magnetic oil drain plug.
Actually most of the push mowers I deal with do actually have the drain plugs on the bottom and it is actually a lot smarter to use the drain plug to drain the oil because you actually get all the old oil out as well as any dirt or debris that be in the engine because on most push mower engines where the dipstick goes in the engine there is usually a like a extra lip or something like a baffle and it doesn't let everything come out of the engine
I agree! I find draining from the bottom can sometimes more convenient, as well. If you find an old mower with sludge or particles (or both) in the sump, it is a breeze to simply remove the dip stick tube and shoot WD40 through it, with the plug off, getting all that bad stuff out.
@@campbellpaul yep that's why stick using the drain plug because someone had gave really nice push mower one time and I decided to change the oil in it because it had been setting for while and tried the method of draining oil out the dipstick and filled it fresh oil fired it up let it run for few minutes then it made rattling noise then locked up I took apart and found that there was like a mixture of dirt some really fine sand like substance that built up in from where it had been setting and none of had came out with the old oil where I had drained it out the dipstick
" Am I allowed?" Hell yeah brother, that's your trademark! It's called the pellet system , you get a reward when you complete your task. I try to stay a busy as possible. ;)
Is it helpful to add a 1/2 pint of diesel to the oil and warm the engine before you drain? It dissolves any sludge before you install fresh oil. There is also some stuff called 5 minute oil flush.
You wouldn’t want to flood the engine with it. But a 1/2 pint or 1/2 cup might be helpful to get rid of the slime of the old oil.
It also could be they dont want you to change the oil like the briggs check and add.
I got a used honda push mower I took a few bolts out of the crank case before I realised it didn't have a plug.
The thing about drain plugs (especially magnetic drain plugs) is that you're going to get ALL the oil out, including that all-important metal debris. Tipping is never going to get that last bit of oil, which is also the dirtiest.
I think it's because most people don't change the oil....let alone check it....on their push lawn mowers. Most of the new ones are sold with "Never Change the Oil, Check Only" as a gimmick anyways.
My 7-ish year old B&S has one and still runs like a top.
in general, where is your shop?
Walk behind &. Rider mower. How much of the blade do you have sharpen? How much of the actually cuts?
Great Channel Steve and April!! Glad I found you! Just wondering where you guys are located? I be from Saskatchewan 🇨🇦 Thanks
I found one of Steve's videos on the proper way to do this. You actually turn it on its side, not flip it over. It's worth watching.
Yeh, I saw that one too and went and drained mine the next day; worked a charm!
When you flip it think about where the gas cap is.
I always believed, the manufactures figured out most people, didn't change the oil anyways, so lets eliminate that (example) .03 cent part. If they make (example) 1 million engines a yr, they pocket $30,000, on that one part.
My tiller i put a longer pipe on otherwise oil runs everywhere. Even my upright air compressor I put a longer pipe and elbow with a screw in plug. Since there is no way of catching the oil.