Exmark ARS180KA21 - Periodic Maintenance Checks; Engine Oil Management

Maintenance
PeriodicMaintenance
CheckEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Makesureunitisonalevelsurface.
2.Lowerthetinestotheground.
3.Checkwithenginecold.
4.Cleanareaarounddipstick.Removedipstick
andwipeoiloff.Reinsertthedipstickaccording
totheenginemanufacturer'srecommendations.
Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevel.
5.Iftheoillevelislow,wipeofftheareaaroundthe
oilllcap,removecapandlltothe“FULL”
markonthedipstick.Exmark4-CyclePremium
EngineOilisrecommended;refertotheEngine
Owner'smanualforanacceptablealternative.Do
Notoverll.
Important:DoNotoperatetheenginewiththe
oillevelbelowthe“LOW”(or“ADD”)markon
thedipstick,oroverthe“FULL”mark.
CheckTines
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Loosenthethumbscrewsfromthetopofthe
accesspanel.
4.Removerocksandotherdebrisfromthetines.
5.Inspectthetinesandreplaceasrequired.
6.Replaceandsecurethetopaccesspanel.
WARNING
Ifyouoperatethemachinewiththeaccess
panelremoved,someonecouldbeseverely
injuredbycontactwiththemovingtinesor
byyingdebris.
Alwayssecurelyinstalltheaccesspanel
beforeoperatingthemachine.
CheckforLooseHardware
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removesparkplugwire.
2.Visuallyinspectmachineforanyloosehardware
oranyotherpossibleproblem.Tightenhardware
orcorrecttheproblembeforeoperating.
ServiceAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Clean
theaircleanerelements
—replaceifdirty.(May
needmoreoftenunder
severeconditions.See
theEnginemanualfor
additionalinformation.)
Every200hours—Replace
theaircleanerelements.
(Mayneedmoreoften
undersevereconditions.
SeetheEnginemanualfor
additionalinformation.)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.SeetheEngineOwner'sManualformaintenance
instructions.
ChangeEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hours(Mayneed
moreoftenundersevere
conditions.)
1.Runtheenginetowarmtheengineoil.
Note:Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminates.
WARNING
Oilmaybehotafterenginehasbeenrun.
Contactwithhotoilcancauseseverepersonal
injury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyou
drainit.
2.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
4.Placeasuitabledrainpanundertheoildrainand
removetheoildrainplug.
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