Operator's Manual

ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Yearly
1.Ensurethatthefueltankcontainslittleornofuel
sothatfueldoesnotleakoutwhenyoutipthe
machineontoitsside.
2.Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechanging
theoiltowarmit.
Note:Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.Refer
toPreparingforMaintenance.
4.Removethedipstick.
5.Tipthemachineontoitsside,withthedipstick
down,todraintheusedoiloutthroughtheoil
lltube.
6.Returnthemachinetotheoperatingposition.
7.Slowlypouroilintotheoilllhole,wait3
minutes,andchecktheoillevelonthedipstick
bywipingthedipstickcleanandtheninserting,
butnotscrewingin,theoilllcapintothehole.
Note:Max.ll:0.59l(20oz.),type:Multigrade
Mineral10W-30oilwithanAPIservice
classicationofSF ,SG,SH,SJ,SL,orhigher.
Note:Filltheenginecrankcasewithoiluntil
thedipstickindicatesthattheengineoillevelis
correctasshownin(Figure21).Ifyouoverll
theenginewithoil,removetheexcessoilas
directedin5.
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Figure21
1.Theoillevelisatits
maximum.
3.Theoillevelistoo
low—addoiltothe
crankcase.
2.Theoillevelistoo
high—removeoilfrom
thecrankcase.
8.Installthedipstickandhandtightenitsecurely.
9.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocal
recyclingcenter.
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