3-20 SHB 803 en – Edition 2.4 * 803s312.fm
Maintenance
Changing engine oil
Caution when draining hot engine oil –
Burn hazard!
☞Wear protective gloves
☞Use suitable tools
Use a suitable container to collect the engine oil as it drains and dispose of it in
an environmentally friendly manner!
☞Change the engine oil as follows:
• Park the machine on level ground
• Let the engine run until reaching operating temperature (oil temperature about 80 °C)
• Stop the engine
• Place a container under the opening to collect the oil as it drains
• Unscrew the oil drain plug
• Completely drain the oil
• Add engine oil – see chapter Adding engine oil on page 3-19
• Screw the oil drain plug back on again
• Start the engine and let it run briefly at low speed
• Stop the engine
• Wait a moment until all the oil has run into the oil sump
• Check the oil level again
• Add oil if necessary and check again
• Completely remove all oil spills from the engine
• Close and lock the engine cover
+ 80 °C
OIL
Fig. 7: Optimum engine oil temperature