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Engine Maintenance
Checking the Engine Oil
Onlyusehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwith APIservice classification S F, S G,
SH, o r SJ. S elect t he oil'sSAE viscosity gradeaccording to the expected operating
temperature. F ollowthechartbelow.Althoughmulti-viscosity oils (5W20,10W30,
etc.)improvestartingin coldweather, t heywill resultinincreased oil consumption
whenusedabove 32°1 : .Check yourengineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoidpossible
enginedamage from runninglowon oil.
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Colder _
32°F
_Warmer
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Oil Viscosity Chart
Tocheck the engineoil,proceed asfollows:
Ensure that thetractorison alevelsurface.
Clean the oil fill areaof anydebris.
Remove t he dipstick,seeFigure 9,andwipewith acleancloth.
Reinsert d ipstickandpresscompletely down.
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Remove t he dipstickandcheck the oil level.Itshouldbeat the Fullmarkon
the dipstick.
Dipstick
OilDrain
Changingthe Engine Oil and Filter
If the engine hasbeenrecently run, the engine,muffler andsurrounding
metal surfaceswill be hot andcancauseburnsto the skin. Exercise caution
to avoid burns.
g!OTE: Theoil filter shouldbechanged at everyoil change interval.
Theengineoil shouldbechanged in the first 5hoursandthenevery50 hours or
onceaseason. Tochange the engineoil,proceed asfollows:
1.
Run the engineforafew minutes to allowthe oil inthe crankcase t o warm
up.Warmoil will flow morefreelyandcarryawaymoreof the engine
sediment w hichmayhavesettledatthe bottomof the crankcase. Use careto
avoidburnsfrom hot oil.
2.
Open thetractor's hood andlocate theoil drainportontherightside of the
engine. S ee Figure 9 .
3.
Disconnect sparkplug wireandkeepit awayfromsparkplug.
4.
Remove t he oil fill cap/dipstkkfromthe oil fill tube.SeeFigure 9.
5.
Turnthe steeringwheelall the wayto the rightto betterexpose the drain
plug.
6.
Clip the oil drainsleeve (packed with thismanual)ontothe oil drainport as
showninFigure 10.Routethe opposite endof the sleeve into anappropriate
oil collectioncontainer w ith acapacitygreatenough to collect t he usedoil.
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Figure 9
4.
If low,addoii slowlyinto the engineoii fill. Donot overfill.Afteraddingoii,
waitoneminuteandthenrecheck t he oil level.
Donotoverfill. Overfilling with oii maycausethe engine to notstart, hard
starting, or engine smoking. If overthe FULL mark onthe dipstick, drain oil
to reduceoii levelto FULL mark on dipstick.
5.
Replace d ipstick,andtighten.
Figure 10
Remove d rainpluganddrainoil intoasuitablecontainer w ith a capacity of
nolessthan64oz.
8.
Refillthe enginewith newmotoroil untilthe oil levelonthe dipstickreads
FULL. Replace t he oil fill cap/dipstick.
9.
Replace t he oil filter,seeFigure 11,byremoving and disposing of it properly.
10.
Partiallyfill the oil filter approximately 3/4of the wayfull with clean,fresh
oil. Beforeyou installthe newoil filter, lightly lubricatethe oil filter gasket
with someof the oil bysimplydippingyourfinger inthe oil andrunningit
aroundthe gasket.
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