Operator's Manual

ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSJorhigher)
Oilcrankcasecapacity:
•0.56L(0.59USqt)forModel68025
•0.58L(0.61USqt)forModels68026and68027
Viscosity:Seetablebelow
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0 20 40 60 80 100 F
-20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 C
o
o
30
5W - 30 / 10W - 30
Figure21
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst25hours
Every100hours
WARNING
Oilmaybehotaftertheenginehasbeenrun,and
contactwithhotoilcancauseseverepersonalinjury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyoudrain
it.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Removethedrainplug(Figure22).
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Figure22
1.Drainplug
Note:Youmayhavetotipthecompactorbackwards
todraintheoil.
4.Whentheoilhasdrainedcompletely,replacetheplug.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatacertiedrecycling
center.
5.Removethedipstick(Figure7)andslowlypouroilinto
thellerholeuntiltheoilpoursoutofthellerhole.
6.Replaceandsecurethedipstick.
7.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
ServicingtheEccentricOil
Oiltype:10W30(APIserviceSJorhigher)
Oilcapacity:
•1.3L(1.4USqt)forModel68025
•3.3L(3.5USqt)forModel68026
•3.5L(3.7USqt)forModel68027
CheckingtheEccentric-oilLevel
ServiceInterval:Monthly
1.Setthethrottletoslow,stoptheengine,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostop.
2.Placeadrainpanundertheoilplugandremovetheoil
plugscrewonthesideoftheeccentrichousing(Figure
23).
Figure23
1.Oilplug2.Eccentric-oil-llerhole
3.Verifythattheeccentricoilislevelwiththebolthole.
Note:Ifaddingoilisrequired,refertoChangingthe
EccentricOil(page16).
4.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
5.Replacetheoilplugscrew.
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