Filipo wrote:

I have a brand new (less than 2 hours use) Toro Super Recycler lawn
mower with a stuck oil filler cap. This model 20038 has a Briggs &
Stratton 6.75 OHV engine and this is supposed to be Toro's
top-of-the-line walk-behind commercial quality mower.

Top-of-the-line, my foot. A few minutes after breaking in, the oil
started bubbling through the filler opening because the cap worked
itself loose. I stopped the engine and gently hand-tightened the cap.

Now I can't open the damn thing. The cap seems to be stuck in the
filler neck. I can loosen the cap by turning it counter-clockwise, and
tighten it by turning it clockwise, but I can't get it off. It seems
the inner lip of the oil cap is stuck at the filler neck.

I have 3 options:

1. Use force to turn the cap counter-clockwise
2. Use force to pull the cap straight up with a Vise Grip
3. Gently pound the thing with a rubber mallet and do 1 or 2

I should have gone for the Honda. Since I'm stuck with this lemon, I
would appreciate any help on how to remove this stuck oil filler cap.

Thanks much,

ftt
if you bought it from home depot then bring it back... i bought mine
from a local lawnmower/bicycle shop (small place) and have had it for
about 4 years and no problems.... it was ready to go when the guy
brought it to the house in his pickup as it would not fit i my car
trunk(about a 10 block distance).. i probably paid a little more getting
it there but i was also told that if you have any troubles with it let
us know and we will pick it up... that was 4 yrs. ago and never had a
problem with it... either they had too much oil in it or you put the oil
in and there was too much... the oil fill knob has to be shoved down and
then turned... probably have it screwed up and that is why its not
turning.....