MAINTENANCE
7-21
CAUTION: Engine oil may be hot. Take extra care
to avoid burns.
IMPORTANT: Take care not to spill any oil when
re-filling engine oil. Wiper to remove
spilled oil if any. Failure to do so may
cause oil to ignite, possibly resulting in
a fire.
8. Prepare a container to receive the drain oil.
Oil Pan Drain Oil Capacity: Approx. 20 L (5.3 US gal)
Oil Filter Drain Oil Capacity: Approx. 0.2 L (0.2 US qt)
NOTE: Actual drain oil from the oil filter will be approx.
50 mL. Arrange a container with a similar ca-
pacity as one placed under drain pipe (4) to
make draining oil easier.
9. Remove drain plug (5). Allow oil to drain through a
clean cloth into a 20 liter container.
10. Remove drain plug (3). Allow oil to drain through a
pipe (4) to container.
11. After all oil has drained, inspect cloth for any debris
such as small pieces of metal.
12. Install and tighten drain plugs (3) and (5).
13. Remove the filter cartridges of engine oil filter (6) by
turning it counterclockwise with the filter wrench.
14. Clean the filter gasket contact area on the engine.
15. Apply a thin film of clean oil to the gasket of the new
filter.
16. Install new filter. Turn the filter cartridge clockwise by
hand until the gasket touches the contact area. Be
sure not to damage the gasket when installing the fil-
ter.
17. Tighten engine oil filter (6) 1 1/4 turn more using the
filter wrench.
Be careful not to overtighten.
18. Remove oil filler cap (2). Fill the engine with recom-
mended oil. Check that oil level is between the circle
marks on the dipstick after 15 minutes.
Engine oil capacity: 12.0 L (3.2 US gal)
19. Install the oil filler cap (2).
20. Start the engine. Run the engine at slow idle for 5
minutes.
21. Check that the engine oil pressure indicator on the
monitor panel goes out immediately. If not, stop the
engine immediately and find the cause.
22. Stop the engine. Remove the key from the key
switch.
23. Check for any leakage at the drain plug.
24. Check oil level on dipstick (1).
M1CD-07-008
M197-07-016
M1CG-07-017
M104-07-010
Container
Clean Cloth
Oil Pan
2
5
3
4 6
2
3
6 4
1
ZAXIS70, 70LC, 80SB, 80SBLC, 80LCK
ZAXIS85US
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