Craftsman 247.88780 Operator's Manual page 10

Checking and Adding Oil
CAUTION
The engine is shipped without oil in the engine. You must fill the
engine with oil before operating. Running the engine with insufficient
oil can cause serious engine damage and void the product warranty.
1. Place the snow thrower on a flat, level surface.
2. Remove the oil filler cap/dipstick and wipe the dipstick clean. See
Figure 7.
NOTE: Do not use synthetic oil for the first five hours of use. Use oil provided.
3. Add 2/3 of the bottle of oil provided, reinsert dipstick, check level
and add more oil if necessary.
NOTE: Do not screw in the dipstick when checking the oil level.
NOTE: It is important to NOT overfill with oil.
ASSEMBLY
Oil Filler Cap/
Dipstick
Figure 7
4. Slowly add oil until the oil level registers between high (H) and low
(L) on the dipstick, Figure 8. Refer to the Service and Mainte-
nance section for the correct oil viscosity and engine oil capacity.
Fill
between
the high
and low
marks
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Figure 8