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Oil and Oil Filter Maintenance
Change oil after the fi rst 5 hours of operation. After that,
change oil after every 50 hours of operation. Change oil more
often if engine is operated in dirty or dusty conditions, under
heavy loads, or in high ambient temperatures.
1. Remove oil drain plug from side or bottom of engine
and drain oil while the engine is still warm.
2. Install drain plug.
3. Remove oil fi lter, if equipped.
4. Apply light coat of clean engine oil to new filter gasket.
Screw new fi lter on by hand until gasket contacts fi lter
mounting adapter. Then tighten an additional 1/2 to 3/4
turn.
5. Fill crankcase with the correct amount of new oil.
6. Start engine and run at idle for a minute or so. Shut
engine off and wait for oil to settle back into the
cylinder.
7. Check dipstick. If necessary, add more oil slowly to
bring level to FULL mark on dipstick.
NOTICE: Do not overfi ll. Overfi lling can cause seals to fail,
smoke from the exhaust, or overheating due to oil foaming.
8. Replace oil fill cap and dipstick.
9. Start and run engine. Check for oil leaks.
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