1.Performthepre-maintenanceprocedures;referto
PreparingforMaintenance.
2.Unscrewandopentheairltercover(Figure18).
Figure18
1.Screw3.Airlterelement
2.Airltercover
3.Replacetheairlterelement.
4.Installtheairltercover.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoil
towarmit.Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
1.Performthepre-maintenanceprocedures;referto
PreparingforMaintenance.
2.Removethedipstick(Figure19).
Figure19
3.Tipthemowerontoitsside,withtheairlterup,
todraintheusedoiloutthroughtheoillltube
(Figure20).
Figure20
4.Slowlypouroilintotheoillltubeuntiltheoil
levelreachestheFulllineonthedipstick(Figure19).
Donotoverll.(Max.ll:22oz.(0.65l),type:
10W-30orSAE30detergentoilwithanAPIservice
classicationofSJorhigher.)
Note:Eachtimeyouchecktheoillevel,removethe
dipstickandwipeitclean,insertitintotheoilller
neck(butdonotscrewitin),thenremoveitagain
andcheckthelevel(Figure19).
Note:Ifyouoverlltheengine,poursomeoilout
ofitasdirectedinChangingtheEngineOil.
5.Installthedipsticksecurely.
6.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocalrecycling
center.
LubricatingtheUpperHandle
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Lubricatetheleftandrightsidesoftheupperhandle
withalow-viscositysiliconespraylubricantyearlyoras
needed.
1.Spraytheouterplasticendoftheinnerhandle
(Figure21).
Figure21
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