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

Hi,

Is it normal to have white residue in oil when starting it after a 6 months storage? Is this humidity or mechanical problem? This looks like milk.

Thank you.

Over the past three winters I have had that milky stuff in the dipstick tube of my Ariens snowblower. As long as there is no other way that water is getting into the crankcase, I think this is a normal thing that is resulting from a bit of condensation that occurs in the crankcase.

Maybe I misunderstod,   I thought you were he was talking about All the oil looking like a milkshake....

Friiy

Yes, sorry if my original question wasn't clear. I meant milkshake on the dip stick. The oil itself looks good.

I have the same problem with my blower to, but I think that it is normal.

 have a problem with one of the screws that hold the auger in place, there are four screw two on each side. Last winter I Made sure that the screws were tight but not to tight, I checked the screws today and one of them were stripped out but the other three were fine. I was just wondering if that would be a cause for concern?

Thanks for any in put

Tim from newfoundland