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GEAR
CASE
• To keep your drive system
working
properly,
the gear case and area around
the drive should
be kept clean and free
of trash build-up.
Clean
under the drive
cover twice
a season.
• The gear case is filled with lubricant
to
the proper
level at the factory.
The only
time the lubricant
needs
attention
is if
service
has been performed
on the gear
case.
•
If lubricant
is required,
use only Elf Mul-
tis EP00.
Do not substitute.
TO CHANGE
ENGINE
OIL
NOTE:
Before tipping
lawn mower
to
drain oil, empty
fuel tank by running
en-
gine until fuel tank is empty.
1.
Disconnect
spark plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where
it cannot
come
in contact
with plug.
2.
Remove
oil fill cap/dipstick;
lay aside
on a clean surface.
3. Tip lawn mower
on its side as shown
and drain oil into a suitable
container.
Rock lawn mower
back and forth to re-
move any oil trapped
inside
of engine.
ENGINE
Maintenance,
repair,
or replacement
of
the emission
control
devices
and systems,
which
are being done at the customers
ex-
pense,
may be performed
by any non-road
engine
repair establishment
or individual.
Warranty
repairs
must be performed
by an
authorized
engine
manufacturer's
service
outlet.
SAE VISCOSITY
GRADES
_I,]
°F
-20
0
30
32
40
60
80
100
°c -30
-2_
-1_
6
_
do
3o
TEMPERATURE
RANGE ANTICIPATED
BEFORE
NEXT OIL CHANGE
LUBRICATION
Use only high quality
detergent
oil rated
with API service
classification
SG-SL.
Select the oil's SAE viscosity
grade
according
to your expected
operating
temperature.
NOTE:
Multi-viscosity
oils (5W30,
10W30
etc.) improve
starting
in cold weather,
and
you should
check
your engine
oil level fre-
quently
to avoid
possible
engine
damage
from running
low on oil.
Change
the oil after every 25 hours
of
operation
or at least once a year if the
lawn mower
is not used for 25 hours in
one year.
Check
the crankcase
oil level before
starting
the engine
and after each five (5)
hours of continuous
use. Tighten
oil plug
securely
each time you check
the oil level.
,
5.
6.
Wipe
off any spilled
oil from lawn
mower
or side of engine.
Fill engine
with oil. Slowly
pour oil
down the oil fill spout
into the engine.
Wait one minute to allow oil to settle.
Use guage
on oil fill cap/dipstick
for
checking
level.
Insert dipstick
into
the tube and rest the oil fill cap on the
tube.
DO NOT thread
the cap into the
tube when taking
reading.
7.
Continue
adding
small amounts
of
oil and rechecking
the dipstick
until it
reads full.
DO NOT overfill,
or engine
will smoke
on startup.
8.
Always
be sure to retighten
oil fill cap/
dipstick
before
starting
engine.
9.
Reconnect
spark
plug wire to spark
plug.
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