Checking And Changing Engine Oil; Engine Maintenance - Craftsman 247.883550 Operator's Manual

ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Beforelubricating, repairing,or inspecting, disengageall controls
land stop engine.Wait untilall movingparts havecome to a complete
|stop.
Checking Engine Oil
1. Be sureengine is uprightand level.
2. Unscrewoil fill capfrom oil fillertube and wipedipstickclean.
3. Screwoil fill capback into oil filler tube.Tightensecurely.
4. Unscrewand removeoil fill cap from oil filler tube. Noteoil level.
If oil readingon dipstick is below"ADD"mark,slowlyadd oil to
reach"FULL"level.See Figure12.
5. Screwoil fill capback into oil filler tube.Tightensecurely.
6. Wipeawayany spilledoil.
f --,,
FULL
ADD
Maintain oil level
between FULL and ADD
Changing Engine Oil
Toavoidenginedamage,it is importantto:
,, Checkoil levelbeforeeachuse andevery five operatinghours.
,, Changeoil after first two (2) operatinghoursand every25 operat-
ing hoursthereafter.
,, Engineshouldstill be warmbut nothot from recentuse.
1. Locatethe oil drain plug.See Figure13.
2. Be surethe gas cap is on and istightenedsecurely.
3. Cleanareaaroundoil drain plug.
4. Placeapprovedrecyclableoil containerunderoil drain plug.
5. Removeoil drain plugand drainoil.
NOTE:Usedoil mustbe disposedof at a propercollectioncenter.
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7.
Installoil drain plugand tightensecurely.
Refill the enginewith recommended oil. See Recommended Oil
Usagechart.The engine'soil capacityis 21 ounces.
Recommended Oil Usage
Figure12
0il FIll ),,-_
0il Drain_
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Synthetic Multi Grade i
SAE OW-30
Figure13
8. Wipeawayany spilledoil.
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