Operator's Manual

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopthemachineonalevelsurface,andensure
thattheengineislevel.
2.Disengagethecuttingblades,shutoffthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,andturn
theengineswitchtotheOFFposition.
3.Allowtheenginetocool.
4.Cleanaroundthedipstick(Figure19)sothat
dirtcannotfallintothellholeanddamagethe
engine.
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Figure19
1.Fillhole3.Upperlevel
2.Dipstick4.Lowerlevel
5.Removethedipstick,andwipetheendclean.
6.Insertthedipstickfullyintothellhole,butdo
notscrewitin(Figure19).
7.Removethedipstickagainandlookattheend.
Iftheengine-oillevelislow,slowlypouronly
enoughoilintothellholetoraisethelevelto
theFullmarkonthedipstick(Figure19).
ChangingtheEngineOil
WARNING
Oilmaybehotaftertheenginehasbeenrun,
andcontactwithhotoilcancausesevere
personalinjury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyou
drainit.
1.Disengagethecuttingblades,shutoffthe
engine,turnofftheengineswitch,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Raisethefrontwheels5to8centimeters(2to
3inches)offtheground,andplaceapanunder
thedrainplugtocatchtheoil.
4.Removethedrainplug(Figure20).
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Figure20
1.Dipstick
2.Drainplug
5.Whentheoilhasdrainedcompletely,lowerthe
frontwheelstotheground,replacethedrain
plug,andtorquetheplugto18N⋅m(13ft-lb).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatacertied
recyclingcenter.
6.Removethedipstick,andslowlypouroilintothe
llholeuntiltheoilpoursoutofthellhole.
7.Ensurethattheoilisatthecorrectlevelonthe
dipstick;refertoCheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
(page25).
8.Replaceandsecurethedipstick.
9.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
10.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
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