Craftsman 247.883981 Operator's Manual page 10

CheckingOil Levelon Engineswith Quarter-Turn Oil
Fill Caps
NOTE: Besuretocheck the engine on alevelsurface with the enginestopped.
Toavoidenginedamage, it is importantto:
Check oil levelbeforeeachuseandevery5operatinghourswhenengineis
warm.Check o il levelmorefrequentlyduringenginebreak-in.
Keep oil levelbetween"H" and"L" marks on dipstick.SeeFigure 10.
Besureoil fill cap/plugistightenedsecurely whenchecking.
1. Remove t he oil filler cap/dipstkkandwipethe dipstickclean.SeeFigure 10.
2. Insertthe cap/dipstkkinto the oil filler neck,andtighten the capuntil
seated.
3. Remove t he oil filler cap/dipstkk.Ifthe levelis low,slowlyaddoil until oil
levelregisters betweenhigh(H)andlow (L),Figure 10.
4. Replace a ndtightencap/dipstkkfirmly beforestartingengine.
NOTE: Donotoverfill.Overfillingwith oil maycause smoking, h ardstarting,or
sparkplugfouling.
NOTE: DO NOT allowoil levelto fall belowthe"L" markon thedipstick.Doing so
mayresultinequipmentmalfunctions or damage.
NOTE: Tochange the oil on yourengine,seethe Maintenance S ection ofthe engine
operator's manual i ncluded with the snowthrower.
Figure10
CheckingOil Levelon Engines with threaded Oil Fill
Caps
NOTE: Besureto check the engineona levelsurface with theenginestopped.
Toavoidenginedamage, i t isimportantto:
Check oil levelbefore eachuseandevery5 operatinghourswhenengineis
warm.Check oil level m orefrequentlyduringenginebreak-in.
Keep oil levelbetween"H"and"L" marksondipstick.SeeFigure 11.
Besureoil fill cap/plugistightenedsecurely whenchecking.
1. Remove t he oil filler cap/dipstkkandwipethe dipstick clean.SeeFigure 11.
2. Insertthe cap/dipstkkintothe oil filler neck,restingonthe threads,but do
not tighten.
3. Remove t he oil filler cap/dipstick. I f the levelislow,slowlyaddoil until oil
levelregisters betweenhigh (H)andlow (L),Figure 11.
4. Replace a ndtighten cap/dipstick f irmly before startingengine.
NOTE: Donot overfill.Overfillingwithoil maycause smoking,hardstarting,or
sparkplugfouling.
NOTE: DONOT allowoil levelto fallbelowthe"L"markonthe dipstick.Doingso
mayresultinequipmentmalfunctions or damage.
NOTE: Tochange the oil onyourengine, s eethe Maintenance S ection of the engine
operator's manual i ncluded with the snowthrower.
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