Note: Dispose of the used oil at a recycling
center .
Figure 36
1. Oil drain valve 2. Oil drain hose
9. Slo wly pour appro ximately 80% of the
specified oil into the filler cap ( Figure 35 ).
10. Chec k the oil lev el; refer to Chec king the
Engine Oil Lev el in the Engine Maintenance ,
pag e 28 .
11. Slo wly add the additional oil to bring it to the
Full mark.
Changing the Oil Filter
R e place the oil filter ev er y 200 hours or ev er y
other oil c hang e .
Note: Chang e oil filter more frequently when
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy .
1. Drain the oil from the engine; refer to
Changing the Oil.
2. R emo v e the old filter and wipe the filter
adapter ( Figure 37 ) g ask et surface .
3. Apply a thin coat of new oil to the r ubber
g ask et on the re placement filter ( Figure 37 ).
Figure 37
1. Oil lter 3. Adapter
2. Gasket
4. Install the re placement oil filter to the filter
adapter . T ur n the oil filter cloc kwise until
the r ubber g ask et contacts the filter adapter ,
then tighten the filter an additional 1/2 tur n
( Figure 37 ).
5. Fill the crankcase with the proper type of new
oil; refer to Changing the Oil.
Servicing the Spark Plug
Chec k the spark plug(s) after ev er y 200 operating
hours . Mak e sure the air g ap betw een the center
and side electrodes is cor rect before installing the
spark plug . Use a spark plug wrenc h for remo ving
and installing the spark plug(s) and a g apping
tool/feeler g aug e to c hec k and adjust the air g ap .
Install a new spark plug(s) if necessar y .
T ype: Champion® R C12Y C or Champion®
Premium Gold 2071 (or equi v alent)
Air Gap: 0.040 inc h (1.02 mm)
Removing the Spark Plug(s)
1. Diseng ag e the po w er tak e off (PTO), set the
parking brak e , and tur n the ignition k ey to off .
R emo v e the k ey .
2. Pull the wire(s) off the spark plug(s) ( Figure 38 ).
No w clean around the spark plug(s) to prev ent
dir t from falling into the engine and potentially
causing damag e .
3. R emo v e the spark plug(s) and metal w asher .
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