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Maintenance
Beforeinspecting,cleaningorservicingthemachine,shutoffengine,waitformovingpartstostop,disconnectspark
plugwireandmovewireawayfromsparkplug.Removeignitionkey(elecb'icstartmodels).
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanresultinseriouspersonalinjuryorpropertydamage.
Carefully read this Section on mower
and engine maintenance and service.
Performing the required maintenance
according to schedule will ensure the
proper performanceand long life of your
machine.
Beforeinspecting,cleaningor servicing
the machine, shut off engine, make
surethatall movingpartshavecometo
a completestop, disconnectsparkplug
wire and move wire away from spark
plug. Removeignition key on electric
startmodels.
Failureto followtheseinstructionscan
result in personal injury or property
damage.
NOTE: All referencesto left, right, front
and rearofthe machinearedeterminedby
standingbehindthe handlebarsandfacing
thedirectionofforwardtravel.
IMPORTANT:REFERTO
MAINTENANCECHARTINTHIS
SECTIONFORA LISTINGOFREGU-
LARLYSCHEDULEDMAINTENANCE
PROCEDURES.
ENGINESERVICE
Routineengineserviceis described
below. Formorecompleteengineser-
vice information, referto the engine
manualprovidedwith your machine.
Forcompleteengineservice,contactan
authorizedenginedealer.
ENGINEOIL
OIL LEVEL:With moweron level
ground,the engineoil level must bebe-
tweenthe"ADD"and "FULL"marks on
the dipstickatall times. Checkbefore
eachuseandevery5 operatinghours.
OILCHANGE:Ona newengine,change
oil afterfirst 2 hours of use,thenchange
oil regularlyas specifiedon the
MaintenanceChart. Referto Engine
Owner'sManualfor oil capacity.
OILTYPE:Useclean,high qualitydeter-
gent oil havinganA.P.I. serviceclassifi-
cation of SE,SFor SG. Useno special
additiveswith oil. Referto the Engine
Owner'sManualfor recommendedSAE
viscosity gradesthat matchthe starting
temperatureanticipatedbeforethe next
oil change.
CheckingOilLevel:
1. Parkmachineon levelground.
2. Stopengine,waitforpartstostop
moving,anddisconnectsparkplug
wire.
3. Cleanareaaround dipstick (Z,Figure
5-1) to preventdirtfrom enteringoil fill
hole.
4. Removedipstick. Oillevel must be
between"ADD" and "FULL" marks. Do
notexceed"FULL" markon dipstick.
5. Toaddoil, pour slowlyinto dipstick
opening. Whileadding,check oil level
frequently by securelyreplacingdipstick
and removingto readoil level.Wipe dip-
stick cleaneachtime oil levelis
checked.
6. Afterfilling to "FULL"mark, securely
replacedipstick.
ChangingOil:
Changeoil whileengineis still warm
from recentoperation. Warm oil flows
morefreely andcarriesawaymore im-
purities.
1.Stopengine, waitforpartstostop
moving,anddisconnectsparkplug
wire.
2. Removedipstick (Z, Figure5-1).
3. Removeprotectivecap(A, Figure5-
2) to exposeoil drainport (B).
4. Pushoil drain hose (D) (includedin
hardwarebagwith unit) onto oil drain
port. Routeotherend of hose to anap-
propriateoil collection receptacle.
5. Twist oil drainfixture (C)to the open
position. Pullout. Drainoil completely.
6. Pushin andtwist oil drain fixture to
the closedposition. Removedrain
hose.Replaceprotectivecap (A).
7. Refillenginewith fresh oil andse-
curelyreplacedipstick.
NOTE:Pleasedisposeofall waste mate-
rialsin an ecologicallyresponsibleman-
ner. Useproperwastematerialstorage
containers.
Figure5-1:BriggsandStrattonengineoil
fill.
Figure5-2:Oildrain.
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