Operator's Manual
ReplacingtheAirFilter
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
1.Useascrewdrivertoopentheairltercover
(Figure19).
2.Replacetheairlter(Figure19).
3.Installthecover.
Figure19
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Yearly
Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoil
towarmit.Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
1.Movethemowertoalevelsurface.
2.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
3.Removethedipstick(Figure20).
Figure20
1.Dipstick
4.Tipthemowerontoitssidewiththeairlterup
todraintheusedoiloutthroughtheoillltube
(Figure21).
Figure21
5.Returnthemowertotheoperatingposition.
6.Pourabout3/4ofthecrankcasecapacityofoilin
thecrankcase.
7.Wait3minutesfortheoiltosettle.
8.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
9.Insertthedipstickfullyintotheoillltube,then
removethedipstick.
10.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick.
Note:IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkonthe
dipstick,slowlypourasmallamountofoilintothe
oillltubeandrepeatsteps8through10untiltheoil
levelisattheFullmarkonthedipstick(Figure20).
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilandruntheengine.Draintheexcessoiluntil
theoillevelonthedipstickreadsFull.
11.Installthedipstickintotheoillltubesecurely.
12.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocalrecycling
center.
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