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Engine Maintenance
Checkingthe EngineOil
Onlyusehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwith APIserviceclassificationSF,SG,
SH,or SJ.Selecttheoil'sSAEviscositygradeaccordingto the expectedoperating
temperature.Followthechartbelow.Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W20,10W30,
etc.)improvestartingin coldweather,theywill resultinincreasedoil consumption
whenusedabove32°1:.Checkyourengineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoidpossible
enginedamagefrom runninglowon oil.
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Colder _ 32°F _Warmer
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Oil Viscosity Chart
Tochecktheengineoil,proceedasfollows:
Ensurethat thetractorison alevelsurface.
Cleanthe oil fill areaof anydebris.
Removethe dipstick,seeFigure9,andwipewith acleancloth.
Reinsertdipstickandpresscompletelydown.
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Removethe dipstickandchecktheoil level.Itshouldbeat the Fullmarkon
thedipstick.
Dipstick
OilDrain
Changingthe EngineOiland Filter
If the enginehasbeenrecentlyrun, the engine,muffler andsurrounding
metal surfaceswill be hot and cancauseburns to the skin. Exercisecaution
to avoidburns.
NOTE:Theoil filter shouldbechangedat everyoil changeinterval.
Theengineoil shouldbechangedin the first 5hoursandthenevery50 hoursor
onceaseason.Tochangethe engineoil,proceedasfollows:
1. Runtheengineforafew minutesto allowtheoil inthe crankcaseto warm
up.Warmoil will flow morefreelyandcarryawaymoreof the engine
sedimentwhichmayhavesettledatthe bottomof thecrankcase.Usecareto
avoidburnsfrom hot oil.
2. Openthetractor'shoodandlocatetheoil drainportontherightsideof the
engine.SeeFigure9.
3. Disconnectsparkplug wireandkeepit awayfromsparkplug.
4. Removetheoil fill cap/dipstkkfromtheoil fill tube.SeeFigure9.
5. Turnthe steeringwheelall thewayto the rightto betterexposethe drain
plug.
6. Cliptheoil drainsleeve(packedwith thismanual)ontotheoil drainport as
showninFigure10.Routetheoppositeendof the sleeveinto anappropriate
oil collectioncontainerwith acapacitygreatenoughto collectthe usedoil.
Figure9
4. If low,addoii slowlyinto theengineoii fill. Donotoverfill.Afteraddingoii,
waitoneminuteandthenrecheckthe oil level.
Donotoverfill. Overfilling withoii maycausethe engineto not start, hard
starting, orengine smoking. If overthe FULLmark onthedipstick, drain oil
to reduceoil levelto FULLmark on dipstick.
5. Replacedipstick,andtighten.
Figure10
Removedrainpluganddrainoil intoasuitablecontainerwith a capacityof
nolessthan64oz.
8. Refilltheenginewith newmotoroil untilthe oil levelonthe dipstickreads
FULL.Replacethe oil fill cap/dipstick.
9. Replacethe oil filter,seeFigure11,byremovingand disposingof it properly.
10. Partiallyfill theoil filterapproximately3/4of the wayfull with clean,fresh
oil. Beforeyou installthenewoil filter, lightly lubricatetheoil filter gasket
with someof theoil bysimplydippingyourfinger in theoil andrunningit
aroundthe gasket.
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