Craftsman 88998 manual General Recommendations, Engine Maintenance, Checking the Engine Oil

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MAINTENANCE

Beforeperformingany maintenanceor repairs,disengageblades, stopengineand removekeyto preventunintendedstarting.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenperformingany typeof maintenanceon the mower.

Thewarrantyon thislawnmowerdoesnot coveritemsthathave beensubjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.To receivefull valuefromwarranty,operatormustmaintainthe lawnmoweras instructed thismanual.

Changingof engine-governedspeedwill voidenginewarranty.

Alladjustmentsshouldbecheckedat leastonceeach season.

Periodicallycheckall fastenersand makesuretheyare tight.

ENGINE MAINTENANCE

Checking the Engine Oil

Checkoil levelbeforeeachuse. Stopengineandwaitseveralminutes beforecheckingoil level.Withengineon levelground,

theoil mustbe to FULLmarkondipstick.

1.Removethe OilCap/Dipstickand wipewitha cleancloth.

2.ReplaceandtightenOilCap/Dipstick.Remove OilCap/Dipstickandcheckoil level.Level shouldbeat FULLmark.

3.If needed,addoil slowlyinto the engineoilfill. Recheckoil level. Do notoverfill.

4.ReinsertOil Cap/Dipstickandtighten.

Do notoverfill.Overfillingwithoil maymakethe enginehardto start, ornot to start. If overthe FULLmarkon the dipstick,drainoil levelto FULLmarkondipstick.

. Togainaccessto theoil drainvalveonthe engine,pivotthe right handlebracetube forward.

a.Removethe upperstarknob andcarriagescrewonthe right side of the handle,Figure12.

b.Pivotthe bracetube towardsthefrontof the mowerto allow roomto connectthe oildrainhoseto the oil drainvalve, Figure12.

Figure12

. Popoff the protectivecapon theendof theoil drainvalveto exposethe drainport. SeeFigure13.

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Oil Fill Cap/Dipstick

Changing the Engine Oil

Ifthe enginehasbeenrecentlyrun,the engine,mufflerandsur-

roundingmetalsurfaceswill be hotandcan causeburnsto the skin. Exercisecautionto avoidburns.

Theoil in theengineshouldbechangedafterthefirst twohoursof operationand every25 hoursof operation.

1.Runthe enginefor a fewminutesto allowthe oilin the crankcase to warmup. Warmoilwill flowmorefreelyandcarryawaymoreof

theenginesedimentwhichmayhavesettledat thebottomof the crankcase.Usecareto avoidburnsfromhotoil.

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Figure13

4.Removethe oilfill cap/dipstickfromtheoil fill tube,Figure13.

5.Pushtheoildrainhose(packedwiththismanual)ontotheoildrain port. Routetheoppositeendd thehoseintoanappropriateoilcollec- tioncontainerwithat leasta 2.5quartcapacity,tocollecttheusedoil.

6.Releasethe valveby pressingthe twotabs inwardwhilepulling the valveout. The oilwill beginto drainout of the engine.

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