Checking Engine Oil Level; Checking Transmission Fluid Level - Kubota RTV520 Operator's Manual

PERIODIC SERVICE
machine away from the area of spillage. Avoid
creating any source of ignition until fuel vapors
have dissipated.
• Never store the machine or fuel container where
there is an open flame, spark, or pilot light such
as on a water heater or other appliance.
• Prevent fire and explosion caused by static
electric discharge. Static electric discharge
can ignite fuel vapors in an ungrounded fuel
container.
• Never fill containers inside a vehicle or on a
truck or a trailer bed with a plastic liner. Always
place containers on the ground away from your
vehicle before fueling.
• Remove fuel-powered equipment from the truck
or the trailer and refuel it on the ground. If this
is not possible, then refuel such equipment with
a portable container, rather than from a fuel
dispenser nozzle.
• Keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of the
fuel tank or container opening at all times until
the fueling is complete. Do not use a nozzle
lock-open device.
• Never overfill fuel tank. Replace the fuel tank
cap and tighten securely.
• Replace all fuel container caps securely after
use.
• For gasoline engines, do not use gas with
methanol. Methanol is harmful to your health
and to the environment.
Use of alcohol mixed gasoline (gasohol)
Use gasohol only when the ethanol additive is less than
10% of the fuel. The use of methanol additive is not
recommended. For the best results, use unleaded fuel
with a minimum of 87 octane.

3. Checking engine oil level

WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Be sure to stop the engine before checking the
oil level.
1. Park the vehicle on a flat surface and raise the
cargo bed. Shut off the engine and remove the key.
2. Allow the engine to cool for 5 minutes or more.
3. To check the oil level, draw out the dipstick, wipe
it clean, replace it, and draw it out again. Check to
see that the oil level lies between the 2 lines. If the
level is too low, add new oil to the prescribed level
at the oil inlet.
(See LUBRICANTS, FUEL AND COOLANT on
page 51.)
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(1) Oil inlet
(2) Dipstick
IMPORTANT :
• When using an oil of different maker or
viscosity from the previous one, remove all
of the old oil.
Never mix 2 different types of oil.
• If oil level is low, do not run engine.

4. Checking transmission fluid level

1. Park the vehicle on a flat surface and raise the
cargo bed. Shut off the engine and remove the key.
2. Allow the engine to cool for 5 minutes or more.
3. To check the oil level, draw out the dipstick, wipe
it clean, replace it, and draw it out again. Check to
see that the oil level lies between the 2 notches.
If the level is too low, add new oil to the prescribed
level at the oil inlet.
(See LUBRICANTS, FUEL AND COOLANT on
page 51.)
(1) Oil inlet
(2) Dipstick
IMPORTANT :
• If oil level is low, do not run engine.
DAILY CHECK
(A) Oil level is acceptable within
this range.
(A) Oil level is acceptable within
this range.
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