ServicingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
theengineoillevel.
Aftertherst50hours—Changetheengineoil
andlter.
Every100hours—Changetheengineoil.
(Servicemorefrequentlyifconditionsare
extremelydustyorsandy.)
Every200hours(Servicemorefrequentlyif
conditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.)
Engine-OilSpecications
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSJorhigher)
CrankcaseCapacity:withalterchange,1.8L(61
oz);withnolterchange,1.6L(54oz)
Viscosity:Seetablebelow
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Figure22
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engage
theparkingbrake(ifequipped),andlowerthe
loaderarms.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekey.
3.Cleantheareaaroundtheoildipstick(Figure
23).
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Figure23
1.Oildipstick
3.Valvecover
2.Fillcap4.Metalend
4.Pulloutthedipstickandwipethemetalend
clean(Figure23).
5.Slidethedipstickfullyintothedipsticktube
(Figure23).
6.Pullthedipstickoutandlookatthemetalend.
7.Iftheoillevelislow,cleantheareaaroundthe
oil-llcapandremovethecap(Figure23).
8.Slowlypouronlyenoughoilintothevalvecover
toraisetheleveltotheF(Full)mark.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcase
withoilbecausetheenginemaybedamaged.
9.Replacethellcapanddipstick.
ChangingtheEngineOilandFilter
1.Starttheengineandletitrunfor5minutes.
Note:Thiswarmstheoilsothatitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoensurethatthe
oildrainscompletely.
3.Lowertheloaderarms,chockthewheelsor
engagetheparkingbrake(ifequipped),shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
4.Placeoneendofahoseonthedrainvalveand
theotherendinapan(Figure24).
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