Service Air Cleaner; Checking Oil Level; Adding Engine Oil; Changing Engine Oil - Craftsman 580.325610 Operator's Manual

Checking Oil Level
Oii level should be checked prior to each use or at least every
5 hours of operation=Keep oii ievet maintained.
1. Make sure generator is on a ieve! surface=
2. Cleanarea around oii fiii and remove oii fiii cap=
3. Verify oii is at the point of overflowing at oil fill opening.
4. Replace and tighten oil fill cap=
Adding Engine Oil
1. Make sure generator is on a level surface.
2. Check oii ievei as described in Checking OffLevel
3. If needed, siowiy pour oii into oil fill opening to the
point of overflowing at oil %.
4. Replace and tighten oil fill cap.
Changing Engine Oil
Changethe oil after the first 5 hours of operation. Changeoil
every 50 hours thereafter, if you are using your generator
under extremely dirty or dusty conditions, or in extremely hot
weather, change the oil more often.
CAUTION
or rep_
oil.
Usedmotor oil hasbeenshownto cause skin cancelin certain
laboratory animaB
Thoroughly washexposed areaswith soapandwater
KEEPOUT OFREACHOFCHILDREN.DON'T
POLLUTE.CONSERVE RESOURCES. RETURN
USEDOiL TO COLLECTION CENTERS.
4. Remove oil drain plug and drain oil completely into a
suitabie container.
5. Reinstail oil drain plug and tighten securely. Removeoil
fill cap.
6. Slowiy pour oil (about 28 oz.) into oil fill opening (B) to
the point of overflowing (C) at oil fill cap. DO NOT
overfill.
7. Reinstati oii fiii cap. Fingertigilten cap securely.
8. Wipe up any spiiied oil.
Service Air Cleaner
Your engine wiil not run properiy and may be damaged if you
run it with a dirty air cleaner.
Repiacethe air cieaner every 25 hours of operation or once
each year, whichever comes first. Repiace more often if
operating under dirty or dusty conditions.
To service the air cteaner, foiiow these steps:
1. Loosen screws (A) and remove air cleaner cover (B).
Changethe oil while the engine is still warm from running, as
foflows:
1. Make sure unit is on a level surface.
2. Disconnect the spark piug wire from the spark piug and
place the wire where it cannot contact spark plug.
3. Cban area around oil drain ptug (A). The oii drain plug
is located at base of engine, opposite carburetor.
2. Carefully remove cartridge (C) from base (O),
3. Instaii ctean (or new) air cieaner assembly inside cover.
Dispose of old fiiter properly.
4. Assembte air cleaner cover onto base and tighten
screws.
NOTE:You can purchase new air cleaner elements by calling
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