Figure31
1.Oildrainvalve
4.Pan
2.Machineframe5.Oillter
3.Oildrainhose
8.Turnthedrainvalve1/4counterclockwisetoopen
andallowtheoiltodrain(
Figure31).Removethe
oilllcap/dipstick(Figure29).
9.Besuretoallowampletimeforcompletedrainage.
10.Removetheoldlterandwipeoffthemountingpad
(Figure31).
11.Whenoilhasdrainedcompletely,closetheoildrain
valve.Removetheoildrainhoseandwipeupany
excessoilontheframe(
Figure31).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
12.Placethenewreplacementlterinashallowpan
withtheopenendup.Pournewoiloftheproper
type,inthroughthethreadedcenterhole.Stop
pouringwhentheoilreachesthebottomofthe
threads.Allowaminuteortwofortheoiltobe
absorbedbytheltermaterial.
13.Applyathinlmofcleanoiltotherubbergasketon
thenewlter.
14.Installthereplacementoilltertothemountingpad.
Turntheoillterclockwiseuntiltherubbergasket
contactsthepad,thentightenthelteranadditional
2/3to1turn(
Figure32).
Figure32
1.Oillter
3.Adapter
2.Gasket
15.Slowlypourapproximately80%ofthespeciedoil
intothellertube(Figure29).
16.Installtheoilllcap/dipstickandpushrmlyinto
place(
Figure29).
17.Checktheoillevel(Figure29);refertoChecking
theOilLevel.
18.Slowlyaddadditionaloiltobringittothefullmark.
19.Installtheoilllcap/dipstickandpushrmlyinto
place(
Figure29).
ServicingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every200hours—Checksparkplug
conditionandgap.
Every500hours—Replacethespark
plug.
ThesparkplugisRFIcompliant.Equivalentalternate
brandplugscanalsobeused.Sparkplugreplacementis
recommendedat500hours.
Type:ChampionXC12YC(orequivalent)
AirGap:0.030inch(0.76mm)
RemovingtheSparkPlug
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch,movethe
motioncontrolsoutwardtotheparkposition,stop
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Pullthewireoffofthesparkplug(
Figure33).Clean
aroundthesparkplugtopreventdirtfromfalling
intotheengineandpotentiallycausingdamage.
Note:Duetothedeeprecessaroundthespark
plug,blowingoutthecavitywithcompressedair
isusuallythemosteffectivemethodforcleaning.
Thesparkplugismostaccessiblewhentheblower
housingisremovedforcleaning.
3.Removethesparkplugandmetalwasher.
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