Exmark STARIS E Series - Routine Maintenance Tasks; Loose Hardware and Air Cleaner Service; Engine Oil Change Procedure

Maintenance
CheckforLooseHardware
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Visuallyinspectmachineforanyloosehardware
oranyotherpossibleproblem.Tightenhardware
orcorrecttheproblembeforeoperating.
ServiceAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Service
thefoamelement.(May
needmoreoftenunder
severeconditions.See
theEngineOwner's
manualforadditional
information.)
Every100hours—Service
thepaperelement.(May
needmoreoftenunder
severeconditions.Seethe
EngineOwner'smanual
foradditionalinformation.)
Every200hours/Yearly
(whichevercomes
rst)—Replacethepaper
element.
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekeyorsparkplugwire(s).Engageparking
brake.
2.SeetheEngineOwner'sManualformaintenance
instructions.
ChangeEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every100hours(May
needmoreoftenunder
severeconditions.)
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
removekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Drainoilwhileengineiswarmfromoperation.
3.Liftandlockthethighpad.
4.Removeandretaintherearguard.
5.Removeandretaintheknob,washer,andair
deectorlocatedunderthemachine.
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1.Airdeector
2.Knobandwasher
6.Theoildrainvalveislocatedontheleftsideof
theengine.
Placethepanunderthemachinetocatchtheoil.
Loosentheoildrainvalveandallowtheoilto
drain.Tightentheoildrainvalve.
7.ReplacetheoillterpertheEngineOwner's
Manual.Cleanaroundtheoillterandcarefully
removethelterbyunscrewingit.Makesureno
oildrainsontothebeltdriveorclutchthrough
theholesintheenginedeck.Beforethenew
lterisinstalled,applyathincoatingofExmark
4–CyclePremiumEngineOilonthesurfaceof
therubberseal.Turnlterclockwiseuntilrubber
sealcontactsthelteradapter,thentightenlter
anadditional2/3to3/4turn.
8.Cleanaroundoilllcapandremovecap.Fillto
speciedcapacityandreplacecap.
9.UseoilrecommendedintheCheckEngineOil
Levelsection.DoNotoverll.Starttheengine
andcheckforleaks.Stopengineandrecheckoil
level.
10.Wipeupanyspilledoilfromenginedeck
mountingsurfaces.
11.Reinstalltheairdeectorandrearguard.
12.Lowerthethighpad.
CheckHydraulicOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovekey.Engageparkingbrake.
2.Liftandlockthethighpad.
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