Mantis 7262 Operator's & Parts Manual page 10

Assembly
Oil Overfill Warning
Do not overfill! Adding too much or
too little oil may cause damage to the
engine and void the warranty.
Overfilling may cause:
1. Hard starting or a locked piston -
caused by excess oil in the
combustion chamber.
2. Poor engine performance and loss
of power
3. Excessive smoke coming from the
muffler and around the engine
while running.
4. Oil leaking form the
carburetor/aircleaner.
5. Oil leaking from the muffler.
Corrective Action
If you suspect the engine is
overfilled the following
procedure should remove the
excess oil from the crankcase and
valve cover.
If the engine is overfilled, oil
will enter the crankcase and it
does not simply pour out of the
oil fill opening. The excessive oil
has to be pumped out as the
engine runs. Checking the oil
Proper Oil Fill/Level
Check Position
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Classic 4-Cycle Tiller Operator/Parts Manual
(continued)
High pull force
level and draining any excess
between multiple 30 second
running intervals will bring the
oil back to the proper level.
1. Place the engine on a level
surface resting flat on the fuel
tank and remove the oil fill
cap/dipstick. Use a catch basin
for any oil that overflows from
the oil fill opening.
2. Replace the oil fill
cap/dipstick and run the
Engine must be resting on a flat surface on the fuel tank
Handle locked in place
engine for approximately 30
seconds then repeat step one.
Continue steps 1 & 2 until oil
no longer overflows when the
oil fill cap/dipstick is
removed.
3. Once the oil level is corrected
the engine may continue to
smoke while running for
several minutes while the
residual oil burns off.
This position does not allow
for a proper oil level reading
and may cause overfilling.