Installation Instructions

ServicingtheEngineOil
CheckingtheEngineOil
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
andruntheengine;enginedamagemayresult.
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Makesurethemachineisonalevelsurface.
2.Checkwithenginecold.
3.Cleanareaarounddipstick.Removedipstick
andwipeoiloff.Reinsertthedipstickaccording
totheenginemanufacturer'srecommendations.
Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevel.
4.Iftheoillevelislow,wipeofftheareaaround
theoilllcap,removecapandlltothe“FULL”
markonthedipstick.4-CyclePremiumEngine
Oilisrecommendedasstatedinthemower
Operator’smanual;refertotheEngineOwner's
manualforanappropriateAPIratingand
viscosity.DoNotoverll.
CrankcaseCapacity(whenthelter
ischanged):
•RefertoBriggsandStratton
®
Owner’s
Manualforcapacity.
Note:T opreventextensiveenginewearor
damage,alwaysmaintaintheproperoillevelin
thecrankcase.Neveroperatetheenginewith
theoillevelbelowthe“ADD”markoroverthe
“FULL”markonthedipstick.
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1.Dipstick
ChangingtheEngineOil
1.Stopengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovekey.Engageparkingbrake.
Disconnectthesparkplugwireandkeepitaway
fromthesparkplug.
2.Drainoilwhileengineiswarmfromoperation.
3.Removedipstickfromtheoiltank.
4.Turnandremovetheoildraincap.Located
atthebottomoftheoilreservoir.Draininto
approvedcontainer(nohoseincluded).
5.Replacetheoilltereveryoilchange.Openoil
llcoverontopofoilreservoir.Removetheoil
lteranddisposeofitproperly.
6.Cleanaroundoilllcoverandinstallanewoil
lter.
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