Engine; Clean Air Screen; Air Filter; Engine Oil Filter - Husqvarna CZE 4818 Operator's Manual

ENGINE

LUBRICATION
Refer to you Engine Owners Manual
TO CHANGE ENGINE OIL (See Fig. 10).
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FIGURE 10
1. ENGINE OIL DRAIN
2. PLASTIC TUBE
• Be sure the mower is on a level surface.
• Oil will drain more freely when warm.
• Place a suitable container under the left rear
corner of the rear of the mower.
• Remove oil dipstick. Be careful not to allow
dirt to enter the engine when changing oil.
• Using the clear plastic tube included with you
mower, place it over the end of the drain
valve located on the left side of your engine.
• Place the other end of the tube thru the 2"
diameter hole on the left side of the rear
deck.
• Be sure container is located under this area
of the mower.
• Using a 10 mm wrench, turn the hex head on
the oil valve counter clockwise until the oil is
draining out of the tube.
After the oil has drained, turn the hex head
clockwise until it is tight (do not over tighten).
• Remove the plastic tube from the valve, clean
excess oil off of tube and store in a safe
place for the next use.
• Refill engine with oil through the oil dipstick
tube. Pour slowly. Do not overfill.
• See Engine Owners Manual for type and
capacity of the oil.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
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CLEAN AIR SCREEN

Air screen must be kept free of dirt and chaff to
prevent engine damage from overheating. Refer
to your engine manual for the proper cleaning
procedure.
CLEAN AIR INTAKE/COOLING AREAS
To insure proper cooling, make sure the grass
screen, cooling fins, and other external surfaces
of the engine are kept clean at all times.
Every 100 hours of operation (more often under
extremely dusty, dirty conditions), remove the
blower housing and other cooling shrouds.
Clean the cooling fins and external surfaces as
necessary. Make sure the cooling shrouds are
reinstalled.
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NOTE: Operating the engine with a blocked
grass screen, dirty or plugged cooling fins, and/
or cooling shrouds removed will cause engine
damage due to overheating.

AIR FILTER

Your engine will not run properly using a dirty air
filter. Service air cleaner more often under dusty
conditions. See Engine Manual.

ENGINE OIL FILTER

Replace the engine oil filter every season or
every other oil change if the mower is used more
than 100 hours in one year.

SPARK PLUGS

Replace spark plugs at the beginning of each
mowing season or after every 100 hours of
operation, whichever occurs first. For spark plug
type and gap setting refer to your ENGINE
OWNER'S MANUAL.
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