Operator's Manual

ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours
Yearly
Ifpossible,runtheengineforafewminutesbefore
changingtheoiltowarmit.Warmoilowsbetterand
carriesmorecontaminants.
EngineOilSpecications
Engineoilcapacity
0.60L(20oz)
OilviscosityRefertoFigure26.
APIserviceclassicationSJorhigher
1.Siphonthefuelfromthefueltankintoan
approvedfuelcontainer,orruntheengineuntil
itshutsoff.
2.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
3.Placeanoil-drainpanundertheoil-drainplug,
removetheplug,andtipthemachinebackward
anddraintheusedoilinthepan(Figure24).
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Figure24
4.Afterdrainingtheusedoil,returnthemachineto
theoperatingposition.
5.Installtheoil-drainplugandtightenitsecurely.
6.Cleanaroundtheoil-llcap(Figure25).
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Figure25
1.Oil-llcap
7.Unscrewtheoil-llcapandremoveit(Figure
25).
8.Withthemachineintheoperatingposition,
carefullypouroilintotheoil-llholetothepoint
ofoverow(Figure27).
Note:Youmaytipthemachineforward(handle
up)tomakeaddingoileasier.Rememberto
returnthemachinetotheoperatingposition
beforecheckingtheoillevel.
Important:Donottipthemachineallthe
wayforwardontoitsnose,orfuelmayleak
outofthemachine.
UseFigure26belowtoselectthebestoil
viscosityfortheoutdoortemperaturerange
expected.
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Figure26
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Figure27
9.Wait3minutesfortheoiltosettleandadd
enoughoiltobringittothepointofoverow.
10.Screwtheoil-llcapintotheoil-llhole,and
tightenitsecurelybyhand.
11.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
12.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocal
recyclingcenter.
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