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FM-19: FM-19 OIL CAP, PRIMER BULB, OR LEVEL INDICATOR IS DAMAGED OR UNUSABLE

FM-19 OIL CAP, PRIMER BULB, OR LEVEL INDICATOR IS DAMAGED OR UNUSABLE

Diagnostic overview

FM-19 OIL CAP, PRIMER BULB, OR LEVEL INDICATOR IS DAMAGED OR UNUSABLE

Likely Root Causes

  • Impact or age cracked the plastic
  • Cap threads or seal are damaged
  • Primer bulb hardened, split, or detached
  • Indicator window is cracked or clouded
  • Reservoir neck or housing is distorted

Quick Checks

  1. The oil controls are intact, seal correctly, show the level, and prime without leaking.

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Related symptoms

  • The cap will not close, the primer is split or stuck, or the oil-level indicator is cracked, clouded, or leaking.

    The cap will not close, the primer is split or stuck, or the 1. Remove the battery, wipe away oil, and inspect the cap, primer, indicator, and

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