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Every250hours—ForKawasaki
engines—checkthesafetyairlter(moreoften
indirtyordustyconditions).
Every500hours—ForKawasaki
engines—replacethesafetyairlter
(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Note:Servicetheaircleanermorefrequentlyif
operatingconditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
RemovingtheFilters
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Releasethelatchesontheaircleanerandpull
theair-cleanercoverofftheair-cleanerbody
(Figure45).
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Figure45
1.Air-cleanerbody4.Air-cleanercover
2.Primarylter5.Safetylter
3.Latch
4.Cleantheinsideoftheair-cleanercoverwith
compressedair.
5.Gentlyslidetheprimarylteroutofthe
air-cleanerbody(Figure45).
Note:Avoidknockingthelterintothesideof
thebody.
6.Removethesafetylteronlytoreplaceit.
InspectingtheFilters
1.Inspectthesafetylter.Ifitisdirty,replaceboth
thesafetyandprimarylters.
Important:Donotattempttocleanthe
safetylter.Ifthesafetylterisdirty,then
theprimarylterisdamaged.
2.Inspecttheprimarylterfordamagebylooking
intothelterwhileshiningabrightlightonthe
outsideofthelter.Iftheprimarylterisdirty,
bent,ordamaged,replaceit.
Note:Holesinthelterappearasbrightspots.
Donotcleantheprimarylter.
InstallingtheFilters
Important:Topreventenginedamage,always
operatetheenginewithbothairltersandthe
coverinstalled.
1.Ifyouareinstallingnewlters,checkeachlter
forshippingdamage.
Note:Donotuseadamagedlter.
2.Ifyouarereplacingtheinnerlter,carefullyslide
itintothelterbody(Figure45).
3.Carefullyslidetheprimarylteroverthesafety
lter(Figure45).
Note:Ensurethattheprimarylterisfully
seatedbypushingontheouterrimwhile
installingit.
Important:Donotpressonthesoft,inside
areaofthelter.
4.Installtheair-cleanercoverandsecurethe
latches(Figure45).
ServicingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Every100hours(moreoftenindirtyordusty
conditions).
Every200hours—ForKawasaki
engines—changetheengine-oillter
(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Engine-OilSpecications
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSF ,SG,SH,SJ,
orSL)
CrankcaseCapacity:2.1L(71oz)withalter
change;1.8L(61oz)withnolterchange
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
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