700 Series Lawn Tractor
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Oil change
The oil change interval is every 100 hrs or yearly before storage.
NOTE: The first oil change on a new engine should be preformed at 8 hours.
To change the oil:
NOTE: Some engines have a drain valve to facilitate draining the oil while others have a simple oil plug.
NOTE: If the engine has an oil filter, change the filter after draining the old oil and before filling it with new oil.
To drain the oil on engines with an drain valve:
1. Remove the cap from the oil drain. See Figure 9.4.
2. Slide a piece of 1/2” clear hose onto the drain.
NOTE: This hose is normally supplied with the trac-
tor to aid draining of the engine oil.
3. Push in on the oil drain and rotate 90 degrees to
open the drain.
4. After all of the oil has been drained, close the oil
drain.
5. Remove the drain hose.
6. Place the cap back on the oil drain.
7. Fill engine with new oil. Use a good quality 10w30
motor oil that meets the specifications recom
-
mended by the engine manufacturer.
8. Check the dip stick to verify that the oil is at the proper level before returning to service.
To drain the oil on an engine without a drain valve:
1. Most manufacturers provide a drain extension to
ease the draining of oil from their engines.
See Figure 9.5.
2. Place the extension under the drain plug
3. Remove the drain plug.
4. After all of the oil has been drained, re-install the
drain plug.
5. Clean and remove the extension from the plug.
6. Fill engine with new oil. Use a good quality 10w30
motor oil that meets the specifications recom
-
mended by the engine manufacturer.
NOTE: Check the dip stick to verify that the oil is at
the proper level before returning to service
Figure 9.4
Oil Cap
Drain hose
Drain valve
Figure 9.5
Extension
Drain plug
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