Operator's Manual

CheckingtheEngine-oilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checktheengine
oillevel.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Openthefronthood.
3.Removethedipstick(Figure121),andwipeitclean.
Figure121
Operator’sside
1.Dipstick
4.Insertthedipstickintotheoillltube,pullthedipstick
outagain,andreadtheoillevelonthedipstick.
Note:Theoillevelonthedipstickshouldbeatthe
HighmarkorbetweentheLowandHighmarks.If
theoilisbelowtheLowmark,completethefollowing
procedure:
A.Removethellcap(Figure122)andaddoiluntil
thelevelreachestheHighmark.Donotoverll.
Important:Useanoilcanisterwitha
bendablehoseorafunneltollthemachine
withoil.
Figure122
1.Oil-llcap
B.Installtheoil-llcapandthedipstick.
ChangingtheEngine-oilFilter
ServiceInterval:Every250hours
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Openthefronthood.
3.Alignadrainpanorseveralragsundertheoillterand
theoil-lteradapter(Figure123).
Figure123
1.Oillter2.Oil-lteradapter
4.Rotatetheoilltercounterclockwiseandremovethe
oillter(Figure123).
Note:Discardtheoillter.
5.Usingacleanrag,wipecleanthesurfaceoftheoil-lter
adapterwheretheoillterseatswithacleanrag.
6.Fillthenewoillterwiththespeciedengineoil.
7.Applyathinlayerofthespeciedengineoiltotheseal
oftheoillter.
8.Aligntheoilltertotheoil-lteradapter,androtate
itclockwiseuntilthesealoftheoilltercontactsthe
oil-lteradapter(Figure123).
Important:Donotuseanoillterstrapwrench
toinstallthenewoillter.Thewrenchcandent
anoillterandthereforecausealeak.
9.Handtightentheoillteranadditional1/2turn
(Figure123).
10.Removetheoilpanorragsyouplacedinstep3and
disposeoftheusedoilaccordingtolocalcodes.
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