RandyT
Elite Member
Like the B&S Intek on my rider mower.
When I first got it I put in what I thought was the right amount of oil, ran it for about 20 seconds, and then turned it off and checked the level. Turns out I had put in way too much oil -- and the splasher was submerged and didn't splash. Just the few seconds without oil was enough for the counterweight to bind and the engine to seize up. I was very sad for a little while until I figure out it was just the counterweight, which is about a ten dollar part. Since then it's gone five seasons without a hitch.
I think the oil filter on the side was put there by the marketing department.
Some of the inteks dump the oil back into the sump after filtering. Others actually lube the lower crank bearing with the filtered oil.