Operator's Manual

beforechecking.IftheoillevelisatorbelowtheADD
markonthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltothe
FULLmark.Donotoverll.Iftheoillevelisbetween
theFULLandADDmarks,youdonotneedtoaddoil.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engage
theparkingbrake,lowerthecuttingdeck,shut
offtheengine,andremovethekeyfromthekey
switch.
2.Openthehood.
3.Checktheengine-oillevelasshowninFigure
48.
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Figure48
4.IftheoillevelisbelowtheFullmark,remove
thellcap(Figure49)andaddoiluntilthelevel
reachestheFullmarkonthedipstick.Donot
overll.
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Figure49
1.Oilll
5.Installtheoil-llcapandclosethehood.
ChangingtheEngineOilAndFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every150hours
Ifpossible,runenginejustbeforechangingoil
becausewarmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminantsthancoldoil.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Openthehood.
3.Setadrainpanundertheoilpanandinlinewith
thedrainplug(Figure50).
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Figure50
1.Drainplug
4.Cleantheareaaroundthedrainplug.
5.Removethedrainplugandallowtheoiltoow
intothedrainpan.
6.Removeandreplacetheoillter(Figure51).
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Figure51
1.Oillter
7.Installthedrainplugandwipeupanyspilledoil.
8.Fillthecrankcasewithspeciedoil;refertothe
ServicingtheEngineOil(page46).
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