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Engine Maintenance
Replacing the Air Filter
Service Interval: Every 25 hours
Replace the air lter yearly; replace it more frequently
in dusty operating conditions. Refer to Preparing for
Maintenance.
1. Use a screw driver to open the air lter cover
(Figure 43).
Figure 43
2. Replace the air lter (Figure 44).
Figure 44
3. Install the cover.
Changing the Engine Oil
Service Interval: After the rst 5 hours
Yearly
Run the engine a few minutes before changing the oil
to warm it. Warm oil ows better and carries more
contaminants.
1. Perform the pre-maintenance procedures; refer to
Preparing for Maintenance.
2. Remove the dipstick (Figure 45).
Figure 45
3. Tip the mower onto its side, with the air lter up,
to drain the used oil out through the oil ll tube
(Figure 46).
Figure 46
4. Slowly pour oil into the oil ll tube until the oil level
reaches the Full line on the dipstick (Figure 47).
Do not overll. (Max. ll: 0.59 l, type: SAE 30
detergent oil)
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