Engine Maintenance - Craftsman 247.881900 Operator's Manual

ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Beforelubricating,repairing,or inspecting,disengageall controls
land stop engine.Wait untilall movingparts havecome to a complete
|stop.
Checking Engine Oil
1. Be sureengine is uprightand level.
2. Unscrewoil fill capfrom oil fillertube and wipedipstickclean.
3. Screwoil fill capback into oil filler tube.Tightensecurely.
4. Unscrewand removeoil fill cap from oil filler tube. Noteoil level.
if oil readingon dipstick is below"ADD"mark,slowlyadd oil to
reach"FULL"level.See Figure12.
5. Screwoil fill capback into oil filler tube.Tighten securely.
6. Wipeawayany spilledoil.
f --,,
FULL
ADD
Maintain Oil Level
_ Between FULL and ADD
Changing Engine Oil
Toavoidenginedamage,it is importantto:
,, Checkoil levelbeforeeachuse andevery five operatinghours.
,, Changeoil afterfirst two (2) operatinghoursand every25 operat-
ing hoursthereafter.
,, Engineshouldstill be warmbut nothot from recentuse.
1. Locatethe oil drain plug.See Figure13.
2. Be surethe gas cap is on and istightenedsecurely.
3. Cleanareaaroundoil drain plug.
4. Placeapprovedrecyclableoil containerunderoil drain plug.
5. Removeoil drain plug and drainoil.
NOTE:Usedoil mustbe disposedof at a propercollectioncenter.
6. Installoil drain plugand tightensecurely.
7. Refill the enginewith recommended oil. See Recommended Oil
Usagechart.The engine'soil capacityis 21 ounces.
Synthetic Multi Grade i
SAE 0W-30 *
Figure12
0il FIll -_
0il Draia_
Figure13
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8. Wipeawayany spilledoil.
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