Sears 917.25446, 917.25004 owner manual Change Engine Oil, Recommended SAE Viscosity Grades

To keep your tractor running better,

longer, perform necessary service using

the following maintenance schedule:

MAINTENANCE

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BEFORE MAKING ANY INSPECT!ONAD-

JUSTMENT OR REPAIR:

PUSH TRACTOR CLUTCH BRAKE PEDAL

COMPLETELY INTO BRAKE POSITION

2 MOVE GEAR SHIFT LEVER TO NEU-

TRAL" POSITION

3 PLACE PARKING BRAKE IN ENGAGED

POSITIONREMOVE FOOT FROM

PEDAL

4	PLACE	ATTACHMENT	CLUTCH		SWITCH
	IN DISENGAGED		POS1TION
5	TURN	IGNITION	KEY TO	OFF	POSI-
	TION

6 MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THE BLADES

AND ALL MOVING PARTS HAVE COM-

PLETELY STOPPED

7 REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY

DISCONNECT THE SPARK PLUG WIRES

FROM THE SPARK PLUGS AND KEEP

AWAY FROM THE SPARK PLUGS TO

PREVENT INJURY FROM ACCIDENTAL

STARTING, BE CAREFUL TOO AVOID

TOUCHING HOT ENGINE OR MUFFLER

COMPONENTS

With Every Mowing

I, Make sure all nuts on bolts are tight and cotter pins and retafner springs are secure.

2, Observe all safety precautions

3.Keep tractor well lubricated (refer to paqe 19 )

First 2 Hours (Two Mowings)

1.Change Engine Oil

Changing oil after the first two hours (or two mowings) will help eliminate breakqn residue which might be damaging to your engine.,

NOTE: BE CAREFUL NOT TO ALLOW DLRTTO ENTER THE ENGINE WHEN CHANGING OIL.

FIGURE 18

Recommended SAE Viscosity Grades

Determme tempera[ure tange expecfed before ne×f od

change All otl must mee! A P ! service ctasmhcat_on SD SE or SF

RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADES

-20 ° 0° 32 ° 60 ° 80 ° 100 °

Dipsttck assembly mus[ be securely nghtened mid lube at all t_mes when engine is operalrng

CAUTION: TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE STARTING SYSTEM, USE SAE 5W30 OIL WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BELO W 0 °C(32"F)

Every 5 Hours (Five Mowings}

a,	Drain oil with engine	warm,,
b.,	Loosen ofldrainplug	(Fig	!8) andremovedipstick
i'	(F_g, 19).,
c,,	Catch oil in a suitable	container.,
d.	Tighten oi! drain plug,,
e,.	Refill engine oil (see chart		at right), Refill capacity
	without oil filter change is 3-1/2pints (1.7 litres),
	With oil filter change (page 18), capacity is 4 pints
	(19 titres)_
NOTE:	DO NOT OVERFILL,

LReplace dipstick (Fig. 19) then remove dipstick and read oil level,, Make sure oil level is at the "FULL" mark on dipstick,, Add or remove oil as indicated on dipstick,,

ICheck Engine Oil Level

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DO NOT CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL WITH ENGINE RUNNING

Several minutes after stopping engine, check engine oil

level with tractor on level ground Wipe dipstick tFJ# 19)

clean, screw it down tight for a few seconds, remove

and read oil level If necessary, add oil until "FULL" mark

is reached (See chart above) NOTE: DO NOT OVERFILL

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