3.Carefullyremovetheprecleanerfromthepaper
element.Inspecttheprecleanerforanydamageor
tears.Replaceasnecessary.
4.Gentlytapthepaperelementtodislodgedirt.Do
notwashthepaperelementorusepressurized
air,asthiswilldamagetheelement.Replaceadirty,
bent,ordamagedelement.Handlethenewelement
carefully;donotuseifthesealingsurfacesarebent
ordamaged.
5.Cleantheaircleanerbaseasrequiredandcheck
condition.
6.Installtheairelementontotheaircleanerbase.
Securewiththelatch.
7.Closetheaircleanercoverdoor.
ServicingtheEngineOil
CheckingtheOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
bladecontrolswitch,stoptheengine,engageparking
brake,andremovethekey.
2.Makesuretheengineisstopped,level,andiscoolso
theoilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outoftheengine,
cleantheareaaroundtheoilllcap/dipstickbefore
removingit.
4.Pullandremovetheoilllcap/dipstick;wipeoil
off.Reinsertthedipstickandpushrmlyintoplace
(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Oildipstick3.Oillevel
2.Fillertube
5.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevel.
Theoillevelshouldbeupto,butnotover,the“F”
markonthedipstick.
6.Ifthelevelislow,addoilofthepropertype,upto
the“F”markonthedipstick.Alwayscheckthelevel
withthedipstickbeforeaddingmoreoil.
Note:Topreventextensiveenginewearordamage,
alwaysmaintaintheproperoillevelinthecrankcase.
Neveroperatetheenginewiththeoillevelbelowthe
“L”markoroverthe“F”markonthedipstick.
ChangingtheOilandFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hoursthereafter.
Every25hours
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSF,SG,SH,SJ,or
higher).
CrankcaseCapacity:2.0qt(1.9l)whenthelteris
changed.
RellwithserviceclassSF,SG,SH,SJorhigheroilas
speciedinthe“ViscosityGrades”table(Figure26).
Figure26
ViscosityGrades
SAE30:40degreesFandhigher(5degreesCand
higher)isgoodforallpurposeuseabove40degreesF.
Usebelow40degreesFwillcausehardstarting.
10W-30:0to100degreesF(-18to38degreesC)is
betterforvaryingtemperatureconditions.Thisviscosity
improvescoldweatherstarting,butmayincreaseoil
consumptionabove80degreesF(27degreesC).
*Checkoillevelfrequentlyathighertemperatures.
Synthetic5W-30:-20to120degreesF(-30to
40degreesC)providesthebestprotectioninall
temperatures,aswellasimprovedstartingwithlessoil
consumption.
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