ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)—Checktheaircleanerfordirty,
loose,ordamagedparts,andcleanor
replacethemifnecessary.
Every100hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)—Replacetheaircleanerelement(more
frequentlywhenoperatingthemachineindustyor
dirtyoperatingconditions).
1.Performthepre-maintenanceprocedures;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page12).
2.Pressdownonthelatchtabsontopoftheair-cleaner
cover(Figure19).
Figure19
1.Latchtabs2.Air-cleanerelement
3.Openthecover.
4.Replacetheair-cleanerelement.
5.Installthecover.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hours/Yearly(whichevercomesrst)
Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoiltowarm
it.Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmorecontaminants.
1.Performthepre-maintenanceprocedures;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page12).
2.Tipthemachineontoitsside,withtheairlterup,then
removethedipsticktodraintheusedoiloutthrough
theoil-lltube(Figure20).
Figure20
3.Afterdrainingtheusedoil,returnthemachinetothe
normaloperatingposition.
4.Slowlypouroilintotheoil-lltubeuntiltheoillevel
reachestheFulllineonthedipstick(Figure21).Do
notoverll.(Max.ll:0.53L(18oz),type:10W-30or
SAE30detergentoilwithanAPIserviceclassication
ofSJorhigher.)
Figure21
Note:Eachtimeyouchecktheoillevel,removethe
dipstickandwipeitclean,insertitintotheoil-ller
neck(butdonotscrewitin),thenremoveitagainand
checkthelevelofthedipstick.
Note:Ifyouoverlltheengine,drainsomeoftheoil
outoftheenginecrankcase.
5.Installthedipsticksecurely.
6.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocalrecycling
center.
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