ProGo 3000 - Engine Maintenance; Checking Engine Oil Level; Changing Engine Oil

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SECTION 9: ENGINE MAINTENANCE
FREQUENCY MAINTENANCEREQUIRED REFERTO
BeforeStarting CheckEngineOil Section9.1
Every10Hours CleanandOilAirFilter Section9.3
FirstChangeat10Hours ChangeOil Section9.2
Every25HoursThereafter ChangeOil Section9.2
Every25Hours CheckSparkPlugandGap Section9.5
Every25Hours RockerArmClearanceAdjustment Section9.6
Performtheserequiredmaintenanceproceduresatthefrequencystatedinthetable.These
proceduresshouldalsobeapartofanyseasonaltuneup.
NOTE:Failuretomaintainyourunitattherecommendedschedulemayresultinpoor
performanceand/orcausepermanentdamagetoyourengine.
NOTE:Somemaintenanceproceduresmayrequirespecialtoolsorskills.Ifyouareunsureabout
theseprocedurescall1-877-840-8410forthelocationofyournearestauthorizedPROGO®
servicedealer.
NOTE:Maintenance,replacement,orrepairoftheemissioncontroldevicesandsystemmaybe
performedbyanynonroadenginerepairestablishment,individualorauthorizedservicedealer.
9.1 CHECKING OIL LEVEL
9.2 CHANGING THE OIL
Theimportanceofcheckingandmaintainingtheproperoillevelinthecrankcasecannotbe
overemphasized.
Check oil level before each use:
1.Makesuretheengineisturnedoffandcooleddown.
2.Placetheunitonaflat,levelsurfacetogetaproperoillevel
reading.
3.Keepdirtandotherdebrisoutoftheengine.Cleanthearea
aroundtheoilfillplug/dipstickbeforeremovingit.
4.Removetheoilfillplug/dipstickandwipeoffoil.Reinsertitallthewaybackin.
5.Removetheoilfillplug/dipstickagainandchecktheoillevel.Oilshouldbebetweentheadd
andfilmarks.(fig.4)
6.Ifthelevelislow,addasmallamountofoiltotheoilfillholeandcheckagain.Repeatthis
procedureuntiltheoillevelreachesthefullmarkofthedipstick.
NOTE: Donotoverfilltheunit.
NOTE: MakesuretheO-ringisinplaceontheoilfillplug/dipstickwhencheckingandchanging
theoil.Throttleslowlyuntiltheenginewarmsupfor30to60seconds.
Foranewengine,changetheoilafterthefirst10hoursofoperation.Changetheoilwhilethe
engineisstillwarmbutnothot.Theoilwillflowfreelyandcarryawaymoreimpuritieswhen
warm.
1.Unplugsparkplugboottopreventaccidentalstarting.
2.Removetheoilfilplug/dipstick.
3.Pourtheoiloutoftheoilfillholeandintoacontainerbytippingtheunittoitsside.Allow
ampletimeforcompletedrainage.
Note:Wearglovestopreventinjurywhenhandlingtheunit.
4.Wipeupanyoilresidueontheunitandcleanupanyoilthatmayhavespilled.Disposeoftheoil
accordingtoFederal,Stateandlocalregulations.
5.Fillthecrankcasewith1.7fluidoz.(50ml)ofSAE10W30SF,SG,orSHoil.
Note:Youcanusethesuppliedoilbottletomeasure1.7fluidoz/50ml.Carefullycheckthe
levelwiththedipstick.Ifthelevelislow,addasmallamountofoilandcheck.Donotoverfill.
Fig. 4