Maintenance
2.Removethecovertoaccesstheaircleaner
element(seeFigure35).
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Figure35
1.Cover
3.Paperelement
2.Aircleanerbase4.Precleaner
3.Removetheprecleanerandpaperelement.
4.Removetheelement,andgentlytaptheelement
todislodgedirt.
Note:DoNotwashthepaperelementoruse
pressurizedair,asthiswilldamagetheelement.
Note:Replaceadirty,bent,ordamagedelement.
Handlethenewelementcarefully;donotuseif
thesealingsurfacesarebentordamaged.
5.Washtheprecleanerinwarmwaterwithdetergent,
rinse,andairdry.
6.Lightlyoiltheprecleanerwithnewengineoiland
squeezeoutexcessoil.
7.Cleantheaircleanerbaseasrequired,andcheck
thecondition.
8.Installtheprecleaneroverthepaperelement.
9.Installtheprecleanerandpaperelementontothe
aircleanerbase.
10.Installthecover,andsecureitwiththelatches.
CheckingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
andruntheengine;enginedamagemayresult.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
thebladecontrolswitch,stoptheengine,engage
parkingbrake,andremovethekey.
2.Makesuretheengineisstopped,level,andiscool
sotheoilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outof
theengine,cleantheareaaroundtheoilll
cap/dipstickbeforeremovingit.
4.Checktheengineoillevel.
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Figure36
5.Ifthelevelislow,wipeofftheareaaroundtheoil
llcap,removecap/dipstickandaddoiltothe“F”
(FULL)markonthedipstick.Exmark4-Cycle
PremiumEngineOilisrecommended;referto
thefollowinginformationforanappropriateAPI
ratingandviscosity.Alwayscheckthelevelwith
thedipstickbeforeaddingmoreoil.DoNot
overll.
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