Figure19
2.Replacetheairlter(Figure20).
Figure20
3.Installthecover.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Yearly
Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoil
towarmit.Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
1.Movethemowertoalevelsurface.
2.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
3.Removethedipstick(Figure21).
Figure21
1.Dipstick
4.Tipthemowerontoitssidewiththeairlterup
todraintheusedoiloutthroughtheoillltube
(
Figure22).
Figure22
5.Returnthemowertotheoperatingposition.
6.Pourabout3/4ofthecrankcasecapacityofoilin
thecrankcase.
7.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
8.Insertthedipstickfullyintotheoillltube,then
removethedipstick.
9.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick.
Note:IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkonthe
dipstick,slowlypourasmallamountofoilintothe
oillltubeandrepeatsteps
7through9untiltheoil
levelisattheFullmarkonthedipstick(
Figure21).
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilandruntheengine.Draintheexcessoiluntil
theoillevelonthedipstickreadsFull.
10.Installthedipstickintotheoillltubesecurely.
11.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocalrecycling
center.
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