Servicing the Engine Oil
Oil Type: Detergent oil (API service SF, SG, SH, SJ, or SL)
Crankcase Capacity: with filter—2.4 L (2.5 US qt)
Viscosity: See the table below.
SAE 5W
SYNTHETIC 5W -20, 5W -30, 10W -30
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Checking the Engine-Oil Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Note: Check the oil when the engine is cold.
WARNING
Contact with hot surfaces may cause personal
injury.
Keep your hands, feet, face, clothing, and other
body parts away the muffler and other hot surfaces.
Important: If you overfill or underfill the engine
crankcase with oil and run the engine, you may damage
the engine.
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage the
blade-control switch, shut off the engine, engage
parking brake, and remove the key.
2. Make sure that the engine is shut off, level, and is cool,
so that the oil has had time to drain into the sump.
3. To keep dirt, grass clippings, etc., out of the engine,
clean the area around the oil-fill cap and dipstick before
removing it
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4. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
SAE 30
-30, 10W -30
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