ChangingtheEngineOilFilter
1.Removetheforwardheatshield;refertoRemovingthe
ForwardHeatShield(page40).
2.Raisetheseats.
CAUTION
Componentsundertheseatwillbehotifthe
sprayerhasbeenrunning.Ifyoutouchhot
components,youmaybeburned.
Allowthesprayertocoolbeforeperforming
maintenanceortouchingcomponentsunder
thehood.
3.Alignadrainpanundertheengineoillter(Figure58).
Figure58
1.Drainplug
2.Engineoillter
4.Removetheoldoillter(Figure58).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoillteratacertied
recyclingcenter.
5.Wipecleanthesurfaceoftheoillteradapterofthe
enginewitharag.
6.Filltheoillterwiththespeciedoil.
Note:Allowthelterelementtosaturatewithoil.
7.Applyathincoatofthespeciedoiltotherubber
gasketonthereplacementoillter.
8.Installtheoilltertothelteradapterandturnthe
oillterclockwiseuntiltherubbergasketcontactsthe
lteradapter,thentightenthelteranadditional1/2
turn(Figure58).
Note:Donotovertightentheoillter.
9.Wipecleananyresidualoil.
ChangingtheEngineOil
1.Alignadrainpanwitha9L(9.5USqt)capacityor
greaterunderthedrainplug(Figure58).
2.Removethedrainplug(Figure58)andallowtheoil
todraincompletely.
Note:Checkthedrainplugsealforwearanddamage;
replacethesealifitiswornordamaged.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatacertiedrecycling
center.
3.Installthedrainplugintothedrainportoftheengine
oilpanandtightentheplugto33to37N-m(24to
27ft-lb).
4.Tiltthepassengerseatforwardandaligntheproprod
intothedetentintheproprodguideslot.
5.Removetheoilllercapfromllerneckofthevalve
coveroftheengine(Figure59)andslowlypour
approximately80%ofthespeciedamountofoilinto
llerneck.
Figure59
1.Frontofthemachine
3.Dipstick
2.Oilllercap
6.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevelinthe
engine(Figure59).
7.Slowlyaddadditionalthespeciedoiltobringtheoil
leveltothefullmarkonthedipstick(Figure59).
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