Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance
EngineOil
Thecrankcasemustbelledwithapproximately20
uidouncesofproperviscosityoilbeforestaring.The
engineusesanyhigh-qualityoilhavingtheAmerican
PetroleumInstitute-APl-“serviceclassication"SF,
SG,SHorSJ.Oilviscosity-weight-mustbeselected
accordingtoambienttemperature.Figure24illustrates
thetemperature/viscosityrecommendations.
Figure24
Note:Usingmulti-gradeoils(5W-20,10W-30,and
10W-40)willincreaseoilconsumption.Checktheoil
levelmorefrequentlywhenusingthem.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifit
hasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainbackdown
tothesumpforatleast10minutesbeforechecking.If
theoillevelisatorbelowthe“L”markonthedipstick,
addoiltobringtheoilleveltothe“H”mark.DONOT
OVERFILL.Iftheoillevelisbetweenthe“H”and“L”
marks,nooiladditionisrequired.
1.Removethetransportwheels(ifinstalled),position
themowersotheengineislevelandcleanaroundoil
levelgauge(
Figure25).
Figure25
1.Oillevelgauge
2.Drainplug
2.Removeoillevelgaugebyrotatingit
counterclockwise.
3.Wipeoillevelgaugecleanandinsertitintoller
port.Donotscrewintoport.Thenremoveand
checklevelofoil.Iflevelislow,addonlyenough
oiltoraiseleveluntilitisbetweenthe“H”and“L”
marksonthegauge(
Figure26).Rechecklevelof
oil.Donotoverll.
Figure26
4.Reinstalloillevelgaugeandwipeupanyspilledoil.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every50hours
1.Startandrunengineforafewminutestowarmthe
engineoil.
2.Placeadrainpanatrearofmachineunderdrainplug
(Figure25).Removedrainplug.
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