Servicing the Air Filter
Service Interval: Every 25 hours/Yearly (whichever
comes first)
1.
Pull the tab to open the air-filter cover
19).
Figure 19
1. Tab
2.
Replace the air filter.
3.
Close the air-filter cover.
Changing the Engine Oil
Service Interval: Yearly
Changing the engine oil is not required, but if
(Figure
you want to change the oil, use the following
procedure.
Note:
Run the engine a few minutes before changing
the oil to warm it. Warm oil flows better and carries
more contaminants.
Engine Oil Specifications
Engine oil capacity
Oil viscosity
API service classification
*There is residual oil in the crankcase after you drain
the oil. Do not pour the entire capacity of oil into the
crankcase. Fill the crankcase with oil as directed in
the following steps.
1.
Move the machine to a level surface.
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2.
Refer to
3.
Remove the dipstick by rotating the cap
counterclockwise and pulling it out
1. Dipstick
2. Add
4.
Tip the machine onto its side (so that the air
filter is up) to drain the used oil from the oil-fill
tube
17
0.44 L (15 fl oz)*
SAE 30 or SAE 10W-30
detergent oil
SJ or higher
Preparing for Maintenance (page
Figure 20
3. Full
(Figure
21).
16).
(Figure
20).
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