Figure22
1.Aircleanercover3.Paperelement
2.Aircleanerlatch4.Aircleanerbase
ServicingPaperElement
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Servicethepaper
element.(moreoftenunderextremely
dusty,dirtyconditions)
Every100hours—Replacethepaper
element.(moreoftenunderextremely
dusty,dirtyconditions)
1.Opentheaircleanercoverdoorontheblower
housingtoaccesstheaircleanerelement(Figure22).
2.Unhookthelatchandremovetheaircleanerelement
(Figure22).
3.Gentlytapthepaperelementtodislodgedirt.Do
notwashthepaperelementorusepressurized
air,asthiswilldamagetheelement.Replaceadirty,
bent,ordamagedelement.Handlethenewelement
carefully;donotuseifthesealingsurfacesarebent
ordamaged.
4.Cleantheaircleanerbaseasrequiredandcheck
condition.
5.Installthepaperelementontotheaircleanerbase.
Securewiththelatch.
6.Closetheaircleanercoverdoor.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSG,SH,SJ,or
higher)
CrankcaseCapacity:1.7qt(1.6l)whenthelteris
changed
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow .
Figure23
CheckingtheOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engineoillevel.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
bladecontrolswitch,stoptheengine,andremove
thekey.
2.Makesuretheengineisstopped,level,andiscoolso
theoilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outoftheengine,
cleantheareaaroundtheoilllcap/dipstickbefore
removingit.
4.Unscrewandremovethedipstick;wipeoiloff
(Figure24).Reinsertthedipstickintothetubeand
restthecaponthetube.Donotscrewthecaponto
thetube.
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