Maintenance
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Figure27
5.Ifthelevelislow,wipeofftheareaaroundtheoil
llcap,removecap/dipstickandaddoiltothe
“FULL”markonthedipstick.Exmark4-Cycle
PremiumEngineOilisrecommended;referto
thefollowinginformationforanappropriateAPI
ratingandviscosity.Alwayscheckthelevelwith
thedipstickbeforeaddingmoreoil.DoNot
overll.
•CrankcaseCapacity:2.1L(2.2qt)whenthe
lterischanged.
•RecommendedOilType:Exmark4-Cycle
PremiumEngineOil
–APIserviceSF,SG,SH,SJ,orSL
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Figure28
Viscositytable
Note:Topreventextensiveenginewearor
damage,alwaysmaintaintheproperoillevelinthe
crankcase.Neveroperatetheenginewiththeoil
levelbelowthe“ADD”markoroverthe“FULL”
markonthedipstick.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every100hours(change
itmoreoftenundera
heavyloadorinhigh
temperatures)(Kawasaki
Engine).
1.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoensuretheoil
drainscompletely.
2.Starttheengineandletitrununtilwarm.This
warmstheoilsoitdrainsbetter.
3.Disengagethebladecontrolswitchandensure
theparkingbrakeisengaged.
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