Changing the Engine Oil
Service Interval:
After the first 8 hours—Change the
engine oil without the oil filter.
Every 50 hours—Change the engine
oil (more often in dusty conditions).
1. Run the engine to warm the engine oil.
Note:
Warm oil flows better and carries more
contaminants.
WARNING
Oil may be hot after engine has been run, and
contact with hot oil can cause severe personal
injury.
Avoid contacting the hot engine oil when you
drain it.
2. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Figure 12).
4. Place a suitable drain pan under the right side of the
lawn mower.
5. Remove the dipstick by rotating the cap
counterclockwise and pulling it out.
6. Raise the
left
side of the lawn mower to drain the oil
into the drain pan.
Note:
You can also remove the oil from the
crankcase using an oil extractor.
7. Lower the left side of the lawn mower.
8. Insert the dipstick into the filler neck and rotate the
cap clockwise until it is tight.
9. Recycle the used oil according to local codes.
10. Fill the crankcase to the Full line on the dipstick with
fresh oil. Refer to the Filling the Crankcase with Oil.
11. Wipe up any spilled oil.
Changing the Oil Filter
Service Interval:
Every 100 hours—Change the engine
oil and oil filter.
1. Run the engine to warm the oil.
WARNING
Oil may be hot after the engine has been run,
and contact with hot oil can cause severe
personal injury.
Avoid contacting the hot engine oil when you
drain it.
2. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Figure 12).
4. Drain the engine oil; refer to Changing the Engine
Oil.
5. Place a rag under the oil filter to catch any oil that
may leak out as you remove the filter.
6. Remove the oil filter (Figure 22).
Figure 22
1.
Oil filter
7. Use your finger to coat the gasket on the new filter
with oil (Figure 23).
Figure 23
1.
Gasket
8. Install the new filter and hand tighten it 2/3 turn
only.
9. Fill the crankcase to the Full line on the dipstick with
fresh oil Refer to Filling the Crankcase with Oil.
10. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
11. Run the engine for about 3 minutes.
12. Stop the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop,
and check for oil leakage around the filter.
13. Add oil to compensate for the oil in the oil filter.
Refer to Checking the Engine Oil Level.
14. Recycle the used oil filter according to local codes.
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