Manual

ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Beforelubricating,repairing,orinspecting,disengageallcontrols
land stopengine.Waituntilall movingpartshavecometo a complete
[stop.
Checking Engine Oil
1. Besureengineis uprightandlevel
2. Unscrewoil fill capfromoil fillertube andwipedipstickclean.
3. Screwoil fill capbackinto oilfiller tube.Tightensecurely.
4. Unscrewandremoveoilfill cap fromoilfiller tube.Noteoil level.
If oil readingondipstickis below"ADD"mark,slowlyaddoil to
reach"FULL"level.SeeFigure13.
5. Screwoil fill capbackinto 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.SeeFigure14.
2. Besurethe gas cap is onand istightenedsecurely.
3. Cleanareaaroundoil drainplug.
4. Placeapprovedrecyclableoilcontainerunderoil drainplug.
5. Removeoil drainpluganddrainoil.
NOTE:Usedoil mustbedisposedof at a propercollectioncenter.
6. Installoildrain plugandtightensecurely.
7. Refillthe enginewithrecommendedoil. SeeRecommendedOil
Usagechart.The engine'soilcapacityis 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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