Checktheengine-oillevel;refertoFigure86.
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Figure86
Note:Whenusingdifferentoil,drainalloldoilfrom
thecrankcasebeforeaddingnewoil.
CrankcaseOilCapacity
Approximately5.7L(6USqt)withthelter.
ChangingtheEngineOil
andFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every250hours
1.Starttheengineandletitrun5minutestoallow
theoiltowarmup.
2.Withthemachineparkedonalevelsurface,
shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Replacetheengineoilandlter(Figure87).
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Figure87
4.Addoiltothecrankcase.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
theair-cleanerindicator
Every50hours—Inspecttheaircleaner.
Every400hours—Servicetheaircleaner
(earlieriftheaircleanerindicatorshowsred,
andmorefrequentlyinextremelydirtyordusty
conditions).
Checktheair-cleanerbodyfordamage,whichcould
causeanairleak.Replaceitifitisdamaged.Check
thewholeintakesystemforleaks,damage,orloose
hoseclamps.
Servicetheair-cleanerlteronlywhentheservice
indicatorrequiresit(Figure88).Changingtheairlter
beforeitisnecessaryonlyincreasesthechanceof
dirtenteringtheenginewhenyouremovethelter.
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