Maintenance Schedule; Engine Maintenance; Oil Recommendations; Changing Engine Oil - Craftsman 247.116830 Operator's Manual

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Beforeperforminganytype of maintenance/service, disengageall
controlsand stopthe engine.Wait untilall movingparts havecome
to a completestop.Disconnectsparkplug wireand groundit against
the engineto preventunintendedstarting.Alwayswearsafetyglasses
duringoperationor whileperforminganyadjustmentsor repairs.
Followthe maintenance schedulegiven below.This chart describes
serviceguidelinesonly. Usethe ServiceLog columnto keeptrackof
completedmaintenance tasks.To locate the nearest Sears Service
Centeror to scheduleservice,simplycontactSearsat
1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
Eachuse
.
2.
= =
1. Check
2. Clean
Engineoil level.
Snowthrowerand exhaust
area.
Engineoil.
Engineoil.
Exhaustarea.
Sparkplug.
Engineoil
Sparkplug
Pivotpoints
Controlhandle
Extensionspring
1st5 hours 1. 1. Change.
Every5 hours 1. 1. Check.
2. 2. Clean.
25 hours 1. 2. Check.
Everyseason/50hours 1. 1. Change
Everyseason/100hours 1. 1. Clean, replace,re-gap
Everyseason/Before 1. 1. Lubricate
storage 2. 2. Lubricate
3. 3. Lubricate
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
usedoil.
Oil Recommendations
Whenaddingoil to the engine,referto theviscositychart below
(Figure10).
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mW/==b,
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mm /m!
mm mlb,
(°C) =30 ° -20o =10 o 0o 100 200 300 400
(oF)-20 o 0o 150 300 500 700 850 1050
Figure10
Engineoil capacityis 600 ml (approx.20 oz.). Do notover-fill.Use a
4-stroke,or an equivalenthighdetergent,premiumquality motoroil
certifiedto meetor exceedU.S.automobilemanufacturer's require-
mentsfor serviceclassification SG, SE Motoroils classifiedSG, SF
will showthis designation on the container.
NOTE: Pleasedisposeof used motoroil in a mannerthat isfriendlyto
the environment. T akeit to a recyclingcenteror othercollectioncenter.
DONOT usenon-detergent o il or 2-strokeengineoil. It couldshorten
the engine'sservicelife.
Changing Engine Oil
Shutoff the engineand removethe ignition key beforeperforming
any maintenance. T opreventaccidentalstart-up,disconnectthe
sparkplug boot.
Periodicinspection a nd adjustmentof the engineisessentialif high
level performance is to be maintained.Regularmaintenancewill also
ensurea long servicelife.The requiredserviceintervals and the type
of maintenance to be performedare describedin the tableabove.
Followthe hourlyor calendarintervals, whicheveroccur first. More
frequentserviceis requiredwhenoperatingin adverseconditions.
Checkoil levelbeforeeachuse and every5 operatinghourswhenthe
engine iswarm.Referto Checkingand Adding Oil in theAssembly
Section.
Changethe oil after the first5 operatinghoursand every50 operating
hoursthereafter.Engineshouldstill be warm butNOT hotfrom recent
use.
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