Operator's Manual

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Important:Checktheengineoildaily.Ifthe
engine-oillevelisabovetheFullmarkonthe
dipstick,theengineoilmaybedilutedwithfuel;
IftheengineoillevelisabovetheFullmark,
changetheengineoil.
Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.
Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainback
downtothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.IftheoillevelisatorbelowtheAddmark
onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltotheFull
mark.Donotoverlltheenginewithoil.
Important:Keeptheengineoillevelbetweenthe
upperandlowerlimitsontheoilgauge;theengine
mayfailifyourunitwithtoomuchortoolittleoil.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.Unlockthe
enginecoverlatches.
2.Opentheenginecover.
3.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,installthe
dipstickintothetube,andpullitoutagain.The
oillevelshouldbebetweenthefullandadd
marks(Figure71).
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Figure71
4.Iftheoillevelislow,removethellcap(Figure
71)andaddoiluntilitisbetweenthefulland
addmarks.Donotoverll.
5.Installtheoilllcapanddipstick.
6.Closetheenginecoverandsecureitwiththe
latches.
CrankcaseOilCapacity
5.2L(5.5quarts)
ChangingtheEngineOilandFilter
ServiceInterval:Every250hours
Changetheoilandlterevery250hours.
1.Removethedrainplug(Figure72)andlettheoil
owintoadrainpan.Whenalltheoilisdrained,
installthedrainplug.
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Figure72
1.Engineoildrainplug
2.Oillter
2.Removetheoillter(Figure72).Applyalight
coatofcleanoiltothenewltersealbefore
screwingiton.Donotovertighten.
3.Addoiltothecrankcase;refertoChangingthe
EngineOilandFilter(page48).
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