Operation Manual

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CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Removethedipstickandwipeitwithacleancloth.
3.Insert,butdonotscrewin,thedipstickintotheoil
llhole.
4.Removethedipstickandcheckit.
5.Todeterminetheproperoillevelonthedipstick,refer
toFigure12).
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2
3
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Figure12
1.Theoillevelisatits
maximum.
3.Theoillevelistoo
low—addoiltothe
crankcase.
2.Theoillevelistoo
high—removeoilfrom
thecrankcase.
6.Iftheoillevelislow ,slowlypouroilintotheoilll
hole,wait3minutes,andchecktheoillevelonthe
dipstickbywipingthedipstickcleanandtheninserting,
butnotscrewingin,theoilllcapintothehole.
Note:Max.ll:20oz.(0.59l)SAE10W-30detergent
oilwithanAPIserviceclassicationofSF,SG,SH,
SJ,SL,orhigher.
Note:Filltheenginecrankcasewithoiluntilthe
dipstickindicatesthattheengineoilleveliscorrectas
showninFigure12.Ifyouoverlltheenginewith
oil,removetheexcessoilasdirectedinChangingthe
EngineOil(page15).
7.Installthedipstickandhandtightenitsecurely.
Important:
Change the engine oil after the r st 5
operating hour s ;changeityearlythereafter.Refer
toChangingtheEngineOil.
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