LUBRICATION
Checking the oil level
Check the oil level in the engine when the machine is standing level and the engine is stopped.
Remove the dipstick, wipe it clean, and then replace it.
The dipstick should be screwed into place.
Take the dipstick out again and read the oil level.
The oil level shall lie between the markings on the dipstick. If the level is approaching the ”ADD” mark, fill the oil to the ”FULL” mark on the dipstick.
Never fill above the ”FULL” mark.
The oil is filled through the hole for the dipstick.
API class SF, SG, SH, SJ or higher must be used
Synthetic oil SAE
Mineral oil SAE
The engine holds 1.5 quarts (1.4 liters) of oil excluding the filter; including the filter 1.6 quarts (1.5 liters).
2. Changing the Oil Filter
1.Drain the engine oil following the procedure described in Engine Oil/ Change Engine Oil section.
2.Remove the oil filter. If necessary, use a filter remover.
3.Wipe new, clean engine oil on the seal of the new filter.
4.Mount the filter by hand with + 3/4 turn.
5.Run the engine warm, then check that there are no leaks around the oil filter seal.
Remove the dipstick
The dipstick markings
Changing the oil filter Briggs & Stratton