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ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Checking the Engine Oil
Onlyuse highqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification
SF,SG,SH,or SJ, Selectthe oil's SAEviscositygradeaccordingto
the expectedoperatingtemperature.Followthechartbelow.
Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W20,10W30,etc.)improvestarting
in coldweather,theywill resultinincreasedoil consumptionwhen
usedabove32°RCheckyour engineoillevelmorefrequentlytoavoid
possibleenginedamagefromrunninglowonoil.
f'_older 32°F _Warmer_
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Tocheckthe engineoil,proceedas follows:
1. Ensurethatthe tractoris ona levelsurface.
2. Cleantheoil fill areaof anydebris.
3. Removethedipstickandwipe withaclean cloth.
4. Insertandtightendipstick.
5. Removethedipstickandchecktheoil level.It shouldbeat the
Fullmarkonthe dipstick.SeeFigure9.
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Dipstick_
Changing Engine Oil
The engineoil shouldbechangedinthe first 5 hoursand thenevery
50 hoursoronce a season.Tochangetheengineoil, proceedas
follows:
1. WithengineOFFbut stillwarm,disconnectsparkplugwireand
keepit awayfromsparkplug.
2. Removethe oilfill cap/dipstickfromtheoil fill tube.SeeFigure9.
3. Clipthe oildrainsleeve(packedwiththis manual)ontothe oil
drainport. Routethe oppositeendof thesleeveintoanappropri-
ate oilcollectioncontainerwitha capacitygreatenoughtocollect
the usedoil.
4. Removedrainpluganddrainoil intoa suitablecontainerwitha
capacityof nolessthan64 oz.
5. Performsteps2 through4 inthe oppositeorderafteroil has
finisheddraining.
6. Refillthe enginewithnewmotoroil untilthe oil levelonthe
dipstickreadsFULL.Replacetheoil fill cap/dipstick.
Usedoil isa hazardouswasteproduct.Disposeof usedoil properly.
Do notdiscardwithhouseholdwaste.Checkwithyour localauthori-
ties oror contact1-800-4-MY-HOMEfor alist of safedisposal/
recyclingfacilities.
7. Reconnectsparkplugwire.
OilDrain
Valve
Oil Drain
Sleeve
Figure9
6. If low,addoil slowlyintothe engineoilfill. Do notoverfill.After
addingoil, waitoneminuteand then rechecktheoil level.
Donotoverfill.Overfillingwithoil maycausethe engineto notstart,
hardstarting,orenginesmoking.If overthe FULLmarkonthe
dipstick,drainoil to reduceoil leveltoFULLmarkondipstick.
7. Replaceandtightendipstick.
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