Oil-Bath & Single-Filter-Element Types - Honda GX240 Owner's Manual

SERVICING YOUR HONDA ENGINE
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Oil-Bath & Single-Filter-Element Types
1. Remove the wing nut, and remove the air cleaner cap and cover.
2.Remove the air filter from the cover. Wash the cover and filter in
warm, soapy water, rinse, and allow to dry thoroughly. Or clean in
nonflammable solvent and allow to dry.
3. Dip the filter in clean engine oil, then squeeze out all excess oil.
The engine will smoke if too much oil is left in the foam.
4. OIL BATH TYPE ONLY: Empty the used oil from the air cleaner case,
wash out any accumulated dirt with nonflammable solvent, and dry
the case.
5.01L BATH TYPE ONLY: Fill the air
cleaner- case to the OIL LEVEL
mark with the same oil that is recommended for the engine (see
page 28).
Oil capacities
GX240/GX270: 2.0
US oz
(60 cm3, 2.1 Imp
oz)
GX340/GX390: 2.7
US
oz (80 cm3, 2.8 Imp oz)
6. Reassemble the air cleaner, and tighten the wing nut securely.
OIL-BATH TYPE SINGLE-FILTER-ELEMENT
TYPE
AIR
CLEANER
COVER
FILTER
d
OIL LEVEL
'
@
34
STEEL
WOOL
WING NUT
- &
GRID'