Operator's Manual

2.Pressdownonthelatchtabsontopoftheair-cleaner
cover(Figure18).
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Figure18
1.Latchtabs2.Air-cleanerelement
3.Openthecover.
4.Replacetheair-cleanerelement.
5.Installthecover.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hours/Yearly(whichevercomesrst)
Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoiltowarm
it.Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmorecontaminants.
1.Performthepre-maintenanceprocedures;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page12).
2.Tipthemachineontoitsside,withtheairlterup,then
removethedipsticktodraintheusedoiloutthrough
theoil-lltube(Figure19).
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Figure19
3.Afterdrainingtheusedoil,returnthemachinetothe
normaloperatingposition.
4.Slowlypouroilintotheoil-lltubeuntiltheoillevel
reachestheFulllineonthedipstick(Figure20).Do
notoverll.(Max.ll:0.65L(22oz),type:10W-30or
SAE30detergentoilwithanAPIserviceclassication
ofSJorhigher.)
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Figure20
Note:Eachtimeyouchecktheoillevel,removethe
dipstickandwipeitclean,insertitintotheoil-ller
neck(butdonotscrewitin),thenremoveitagainand
checkthelevelofthedipstick.
Note:Ifyouoverlltheengine,drainsomeoftheoil
outoftheenginecrankcase.
5.Installthedipsticksecurely.
6.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocalrecycling
center.
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