Operator's Manual

EngineOilSpecication
APIServiceClassication:SJorhigher
OilViscosity:10W-30oil
CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page18).
2.Removethedipstickfromtheoil-llerneckand
wipethedipstickwithacleanrag.
3.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-llerneck,then
removethedipstick.
Important:Donotthreadthedipstickinto
thellerneck.
4.Checktheoillevelonthedipstick.
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Figure34
1.Theoillevelisatits
maximum.
3.Theoillevelistoo
low—addoiltothe
crankcase.
2.Theoillevelistoo
high—removeoilfrom
thecrankcase.
5.Iftheoillevelisnearorbelowthelowerlimit
markonthedipstick(Figure34),slowlypourthe
speciedengineoilintotheoil-llerneck(Figure
35)andwait3minutes.
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Figure35
6.Wipethedipstickwithacleanragandrepeat
steps3through5untiltheengine-oillevelisat
theupperlimitmark.
7.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-llerneckand
handtightenthedipsticksecurely.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Yearly
DrainingtheEngineOil
1.Iftheengineiscold,runit1to2minutesto
warmtheoil.
2.Ensurethatthefueltankcontainslittleornofuel
sothatthefueldoesnotleakwhenyoutipthe
machineontoitsside.
3.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page18).
4.Removethedipstickfromtheoil-llerneckand
wipethedipstickwithacleanrag.
5.Alignadrainpannexttothedeckattheoil-ller
necksideofthemachineandontheground
(Figure35).
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Figure36
6.Tipthemachineontoitssidewiththeoil-ller
neckdowntodraintheoiloutthellerneck.
Important:Alwaystipthemachineontoits
sidewiththedipstickaligneddown.Ifthe
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