Replacing the Air Filter
Service Interval: Every 25 hours
1. Use a screw driver to open the air filter cover
(Figure 22).
2. Replace the air filter (Figure 23).
3. Install the cover.
Figure 22
Figure 23
Changing the Engine Oil
Service Interval: After the first 5 hours
Yearly
Run the engine a few minutes before changing the oil
to warm it. Warm oil flows better and carries more
contaminants.
1. Refer to Preparing for Maintenance.
2. Remove the dipstick (Figure 24).
1. Dipstick
3. Tip the mower onto its side with the air filter up
to drain the used oil out through the oil fill tube
(Figure 25).
4. Slowly pour oil into the oil fill tube until the oil level
reaches the Full line on the dipstick (Figure 24). Do
not overfill. (Max. fill: 20 oz. (0.59 l), type: SAE 30
detergent oil with an API service classification of SF,
SG, SH, SJ, SL, or higher.)
5. Install the dipstick securely.
6. Dispose of the used oil properly at a local recycling
center.
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Figure 24
Figure 25