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ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Beforelubricating,repairing,orinspecting,disengageallcontrols
land stopengine.Waituntilall movingparts havecome to a complete
[stop.
Checking Engine Oil
1. Be sureengineis uprightandlevel
2. Unscrewoil fill capfrom oil fillertube and wipedipstickclean.
3. Screwoil fill capback into oilfiller tube.Tightensecurely.
4. Unscrewand removeoil fill cap from oil filler tube.Noteoil level.
If oil readingondipstickis below"ADD"mark,slowlyaddoil to
reach"FULL"level.See Figure13.
5. Screwoil fill capback into oilfiller tube.Tightensecurely.
6. Wipeawayany spilledoil.
Changing Engine Oil
Toavoidenginedamage,it is importantto:
,, Checkoil levelbeforeeachuse andeveryfiveoperatinghours.
,, Changeoil afterfirst two (2) operatinghoursandevery25 operat-
inghoursthereafter.
,, Engineshouldstill bewarmbut nothot fromrecentuse.
1. Locatethe oildrainplug.See Figure14.
2. Be surethe gas cap is onand istightenedsecurely.
3. Cleanareaaroundoil drainplug.
4. Placeapprovedrecyclableoil containerunderoil drain plug.
5. Removeoil drainpluganddrainoil.
NOTE:Usedoil mustbedisposedof at a propercollectioncenter.
6. Installoildrain plugandtightensecurely.
7. Refillthe enginewith recommendedoil. See RecommendedOil
Usagechart.The engine'soil capacityis 28 ounces.
Recommended Oil Usage
SAE 0W-30
I
f --,,
FULL
ADD
Maintain oil level
between FULL and ADD
Figure13
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8. Wipeawayany spilledoil.
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