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ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Shutoffthe enginebeforeperforminganymaintenance.To prevent
accidentalstart-up,disconnectthe sparkplug boot.
iMPORTANT: if enginemustbe tippedto transportequipmentorto
inspector removegrass, keepsparkplugsideof engineup.Transport-
ingor tippingenginesparkplug downmaycausesmoking,hard
starting,sparkplugfouling,or oil saturationof aircleaner.
Periodicinspectionandadjustmentof the engine isessentialifhigh
levelperformanceisto be maintained.Regularmaintenancewill also
ensurea longservicelife.The requiredserviceintervalsand the kind
of maintenanceto beperformedaredescribedinthe tableon the
previouspage.Followthe hourlyor calendarintervals,whicheveroccur
first.Morefrequentserviceis requiredwhenoperatinginadverse
conditions.
Ifthe enginehasbeenrunning,the mufflerwill be very hot. Be careful
notto touchthe muffler.
Servicing the Engine Oil
• Checkthe oil levelregularly.
• Besurecorrectoil levelismaintained.Checktheoil everyfiveto
ten hoursof operation,beforestartingthe engine.SeeChecking
Oil Levelinthe Assemblysection.
Onlyuse highqualitydetergentoil ratedwith APIserviceclassification
SF,SG,SH,or SJ.Selectthe oil's SAEviscositygradeaccordingto
theexpectedoperatingtemperature.Referto Gas & Oilinthe As-
semblysectionof thismanual.
Oil Drain
8. Removethe oil drainsleevefromthe oil sump.Returnthe dipstick
to the oilfilltubeand screwtheoilfill cap backintoplace.
9. Refillthe enginewiththe newmotoroil. Referto Gas& Oil inthe
Assemblysectionof this manualforinformationregardingthe
approvedoiltype.
iMPORTANT: Usedmotoroil may causeskin cancerif repeatedly
left incontactwiththe skinfor prolongedperiods.Althoughthis is
unlikelyunlessyou handleusedoil ona dailybasis,it isstill advis-
ableto thoroughlywashyourhandswithsoapand wateras soonas
possibleafterhandlingusedoil.
NOTE: Pleasedisposeof used motoroilin a mannerthat iscompat-
iblewiththeenvironment.We suggestyoutakeit in a sealedcontainer
to your localservicestationfor reclamation.Do notthrowitin the
trash,pourit downa drainoron the ground.
iMPORTANT: Besureto checkengineon a levelsurfacewiththe
enginestopped.Drainthe oilwhilethe engineis stillwarmto assure
rapidandcompletedraining.
Fordrainingoilfromthe engine'scrankcaseof selectmodeltractors,a
plasticoil drainsleeveispackedwith this Operator'sManual.Todrain
theoil, proceedas follows:
1. Unscrewthe oil fill cap and removethe dipstickfromthe oil fill
tube.
2. Snapthe smallendof oildrainsleeveontothe oilsump.SeeFig.20.
3. Removedrain plug and drain oil intoa suitablecontainerwitha
capacityof no lessthan 64oz.
4. Tipthe tractorslightlyinthe directionof the suitablecontainerto
aidinfully drainingall of the oil from the engine.
Beforetippingengineor equipmentto drainoil, drain fuelfrom tank
runningengineuntilfuel tankisempty.
5. Servicethe oilfilter as instructedlater inthissection.
6. Servicethe Oil Filterifdesired,as perthe instructionslaterinthis
section.
7. Reinstallthe drainplugand tightenit securely,12-14Nm(106.2-
123.9in-lb).
Figure20
Replacing The Oil Filter
Thisengineisequippedwitha spin-onoilfilterthatshouldbe replacedeach
timeanoilchangeisperformed,everyseasonor50hours.RefertoFig.21.
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OilFilter
Figure21
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