6.Removethefoampre-cleanerandwashitwitha
milddetergentandwater,thenblotitdry.
7.Saturatethepre-cleanerwithoil,thensqueezeit(do
nottwist)toremovetheexcessoil.
8.Installthefoampre-cleaner.
9.Installthepaperairlter.
Note:Installanewpaperairlterifyoudiscarded
theoldone.
10.Installthecoverandsecureitwiththescrew.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every50hours
OilCapacity
Withoillter29ounces(0.85liters)
Withoutoillter22ounces(0.65liters)
1.Runtheenginetowarmtheengineoil.
Note:Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
Oilmaybehotafterenginehasbeenrun,and
contactwithhotoilcancauseseverepersonal
injury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyou
drainit.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug(Figure12).
4.Placeasuitabledrainpanundertherightsideof
themower.
5.Removethedipstickbyrotatingthecap
counterclockwiseandpullingitout.
6.Tipthemowerontoitsrightsidetodraintheoil
intothedrainpan.
Note:Youcanalsoremovetheoilfromthe
crankcaseusinganoilextractor.
7.Returnthemowertoitsoperatingposition.
8.Insertthedipstickintothellerneckandrotatethe
capclockwiseuntilitistight.
9.Recycletheusedoilaccordingtolocalcodes.
10.FillthecrankcasetotheFulllineonthedipstickwith
freshoil.RefertotheFillingtheCrankcasewithOil.
11.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
ChangingtheOilFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Figure25
1.Oillter
2.Fuelline
1.Runtheenginetowarmtheoil.
Oilmaybehotaftertheenginehasbeenrun,
andcontactwithhotoilcancausesevere
personalinjury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyou
drainit.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug(Figure12).
4.Draintheengineoil;refertoChangingtheEngine
Oil.
5.Placearagundertheoilltertocatchanyoilthat
mayleakoutasyouremovethelter(Figure25).
6.Removetheoillter.
7.Useyourngertocoatthegasketonthenewlter
withoil(Figure26).
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