You will have a drain plug somewhere on the underside or lower side of the engine.
Usually it is a 1/2" square plug. It is on the lower part of the engine so it will drain all the oil out. Take a flashlight and look for it. Most manufacturers of lawn mowers, and other machinery will make sure that the engine oil plug is in a area easy to get to.
Craftsman Riding mowers are really hard to get to. They have a plastic snap on cap over the drain plug. It is usually red in color and you have to uncap it and then push the special fitting back and turn it counter clockwise to open the valve so the oil will drain out.
Start up the engine once you find the drain plug (don"t drain oil out yet), let the engine run for 3-4 minutes to warm up the oil so it drains out easily. Then place a catch pan under the oil drain and then open the plug. You also should change the oil filter at the same time. It is usually black and about 3" in diameter. Unscrew it counterclockwise with your hand and a rag around it.
Check your manual for amount of new oil to install after you have drained all the oil out and change the filter and shut the oil valve off or install the drain plug back.
Fill with oil and check dipstick as you go to make sure you do not over fill the oil.
After you are done put dipstick back in, start up engine and let run for a few minutes and re-check the dipstick. Add a little oil if needed but do not overfill.
Use the correct grade of motor oil as manual says. Usually a mower engine is SAE HD 30 .
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