Kohler Courage XT-6

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Maintenance Instructions
Frequency
Maintenance Required
After First 3-5 Hours of Operation
Change oil
Daily or Before Starting Engine
Fill fuel tank
Check oil level.
Check air intake and cooling areas; clean as necessary¹
Yearly or Every 25 Hours
Service or replace precleaner element (if equipped)¹
ȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱŵ
Yearly or Every 50 Hours
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Change oil
Yearly or Every 100 hours
Replace spark plug and set gap
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ȱȱȱę
Adjust valves
Ř
Clean combustion chamber
Ř
Figure 12. Maintenance Table.
¹Perform these maintenance procedures more frequently under extremely dusty, dirty conditions.
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These procedures should be performed by a Kohler Authorized Service Center.
Oil Level Check
The importance of checking and maintaining
the proper oil level in the crankcase cannot be
overemphasized.
Check oil BEFORE EACH USE as follows:
1. Make sure the engine is stopped, level, and cool
so the oil has had time to drain into the sump.
Řǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȦȱȱ
keep dirt and grass clippings out of the engine.
řǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęȱȦDzȱ
ȱěȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
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screw the cap into the tube. See Figure 13.
Oil Fill Cap/Dipstick
Figure 13. Oil Fill Cap/Dipstick.
Śǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ
should be up to, but not over F or FULL mark on
ǯȱȱȱŗŚǯ
Operating
Range
Full Mark
Low Mark
Figure 14. Oil Level Dipstick.
śǯȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ
the F or FULL mark on dipstick. Always check the
oil level with the dipstick before adding more.
Ŝǯȱ ȱȱęȱȦȱȱȱ¢ǯ
NOTE: To prevent extensive engine wear or damage,
always maintain proper oil level in crankcase.
Never operate engine with oil level below the
L or LOW mark, or over the F or FULL mark
on dipstick.