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Changing the Engine Oil

Theoil intheengine shouldbe changedevery25hoursof operation.

1. Togain accessto theoil drainvalveon the engine,the right

handlebracetubeshouldbe pivotedforward.

a. Removetheupperstarknobandcarriagescrewon the right

sideofthe handle,Figure11.

b. Pivotthebracetube towardsthefrontof themowertoallow

roomtoconnectthe oil drainhose tothe oil drainvalve,

Figure11.

DrainValve

Figure

2. Popofftheprotectivecap onthe endof the oil drainvalveto

exposethedrainport, Figure12.

OilFillCap/

_':.............Dipstick

_::;> Protective

......DrainCap

drainport. Routetheoppositeend ofthe hoseinto an appropriate

oilcollectioncontainerwitha capacitygreatenoughto collectthe

usedoil.

5. Releasethevalvebypressingthe twotabsinwardwhilepulling

thevalveout. Theoil will beginto drainout ofthe engine.

6. Aftertheoil hasfinisheddraining,pressthe twotabs inwardand

pushtheoil drainvalveback into lock thevalveclosed. Remove

thehose,and re-capthe endof the oil drainvalveto keepdebris

fromenteringthedrain port.

7. Refilltheenginewithnewmotoroil untilthe oil levelon the

dipstickreadsFULL.Replacetheoil fill cap/dipstick.

8. Pivottherighthandlebrace tubebackintoposition.Align the

middleholein thebracetube withthe hole inthe handle.Secure

withthe starknobandcarriagescrew removedearlier.

Onlyusehighquality detergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclas-

sificationSForSG. Selectthe oil's SAEviscositygradeaccording

toyourexpectedoperatingtemperature,Figure13.Although

multi-viscosityoils(5W30,10W30etc.)improvestartingincold

weather,thesemulti-viscosityoils will resultin increasedoilcon-

sumptionwhenusedabove32°ECheckyour engineoil levelmore

frequentlytoavoidpossibleenginedamagefromrunninglow onoil.

IColder <------_ 32°F > Warmer

OilViscosity Chart

Figure 13 1

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Figure12

3. Removetheoilfillcap/dipstickfromthe oil filltube, Figure12.

4. Pushtheoildrain hose(packedwiththis manual)ontothe oil