Operator's Manual

ServicingtheAirFilter
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)—Servicetheairlter;
serviceitmorefrequentlyindusty
operatingconditions.
1.Liftthetabtoopentheair-ltercover(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.Tab
2.Replacetheairlter.
3.Closetheair-ltercover.
ChangingtheEngineOil
Changingtheengineoilisnotrequired,butif
youdesiretochangetheoil,usethefollowing
procedure.
Note:Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechanging
theoiltowarmit.Warmoilowsbetterandcarries
morecontaminants.
EngineOilSpecications
Engineoilcapacity
0.44L(15oz)*
OilviscositySAE30orSAE10W-30
detergentoil
APIserviceclassicationSJorhigher
*Thereisresidualoilinthecrankcaseafteryoudrain
theoil.Donotpourtheentirecapacityofoilintothe
crankcase.Fillthecrankcasewithoilasdirectedin
thefollowingsteps.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance(page18).
3.Removethedipstickbyrotatingthecap
counterclockwiseandpullingitout(Figure18).
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Figure18
4.Tipthemachineontoitsside(sothattheair
lterisup)todraintheusedoilfromtheoil-ll
tube(Figure19).
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Figure19
5.Afterdrainingtheusedoil,returnthemachineto
theoperatingposition.
6.Carefullypourabout3/4oftheenginecapacity
ofoilintotheoil-lltube.
7.Wait3minutesfortheoiltosettleintheengine.
8.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
9.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltube,screwitin,
thenremovethedipstick.
10.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick(Figure18).
•Iftheoillevelonthedipstickistoolow,
carefullypourasmallamountofoilintothe
oil-lltube,wait3minutes,andrepeatsteps
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