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Servicing the Air Filter
Service Interval: Yearly
Before each use or daily
1. Loosen the fastener and remove the air lter cover
(
Figure 30).
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Figure 30
1. Cover
3. Filter
2. Fastener 4. Base
2. Remove and inspect the lter.
• If the lter is damaged or is wet with oil or fuel,
replace it.
• If the lter is dirty, tap it on a hard surface
several times or blow the debris outward from
the interior of the lter using compressed air at
less than 30 psi (207 kPa).
Note: Do not brush or blow dirt from the
outside of the lter; either forces dirt into the
bers.
3. Clean the air lter body and cover using a damp rag.
Keep dirt away from the air opening.
4. Install the lter onto the base.
5. Install the cover and screw the fastener down
securely.
Changing the Engine Oil
Service Interval: After the rst 5 hours
Every 50 hours
Yearly
Max. ll: 20 oz. (0.59 l), type: SAE 30 detergent oil
with an API service classication of SF, SG, SH, SJ, SL,
or higher.
1. Ensure that the fuel tank contains little or no fuel so
that fuel does not leak out when you tip the mower
onto its side.
2. Run the engine a few minutes before changing the
oil to warm it.
Note: Warm oil ows better and carries more
contaminants.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug. Refer to
Preparing for Maintenance (page 16).
4. Tip the mower onto its side, with the dipstick down,
until the upper handle rests on the ground.
5. Set an oil-drain pan under the dipstick.
6. Remove the dipstick and drain the used oil into an
oil-drain pan (Figure 31).
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Figure 31
7. After draining the used oil, return the mower to the
operating position.
8. Remove the dipstick (Figure 32) and pour about 3/4
of the crankcase capacity of oil into the oil-ll tube.
Note: Max. ll: 20 oz. (0.59 l), type: SAE 30
detergent oil with an API service classication of SF,
SG, SH, SJ, SL, or higher.
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