Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance
EngineOil
CrankcaseCapacity:0.60L(0.63USqt)
Type:APlserviceclassicationSL,SM,SN,orhigher
Viscosity:selectaccordingtoambienttemperature;refer
toFigure12.
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Figure12
CheckingtheEngine-oilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engine-oillevel.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifithas
alreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainbackdowntothe
sumpforatleast10minutesbeforechecking.
1.Positionthemachineonaatsurfacesothatthe
engineislevel.
2.Stoptheengine,waitforittocool,andcleanthearea
aroundtheoilllercap/dipstick(Figure13).
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Figure13
1.Oil-llercap/dipstick
2.Fillerport
3.Removetheoil-llercap/dipstickbyrotatingit
counterclockwise.
4.Wipetheoil-llercap/dipstickcleanandinsertitinto
thellerport.
Note:Donotscrewthedipstickintotheport.
5.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel.
Note:Iftheoillevelisnearorbelowthelower-limit
markonthedipstick,addonlyenoughoiltoraiselevel
totheupper-limitmark(bottomedgeoftheoil-ll
hole);refertoFigure14.Checktheoillevelagain.Do
notoverllthecrankcase.
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Figure14
1.Upperlimit2.Lowerlimit
6.Installtheoil-llercap/dipstickandwipeupanyspilled
oil.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst20hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Every100hours—Changetheengineoil.
1.Startandruntheengineforafewminutestowarmthe
engineoil;thenstoptheengine.
2.Raisethemachineontothetransportwheels.
3.Tiltthemachinesothattheendofthemachinewith
theengineisclosertotheground,andsupportthe
otherendtoholditinthisposition.
4.Installthedrainhoseontotheengineoildrainvalve
(Figure15).
5.Placetheotherendofthehoseintoasuitablecontainer
foroil(Figure15).
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