Engine Maintenance; Checking The Engine Oil; Changing The Engine Oil And Filter - Craftsman T1000 247.203701 Operator's Manual

Engine Maintenance
Checking the Engine Oil
Onlyusehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwith APIservice classification S F, S G, S H,
SJor higher. S elect t he oil'sSAE viscosity gradeaccording to the expected operating
temperature. F ollowthechartbelow.Althoughmulti-viscosity oils (5W20, 1 0W30,
etc.)improvestartingin coldweather, t heywill resultinincreased oil consumption
whenusedabove 32°I.Check yourengineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoidpossible
enginedamage from runninglowon oil.
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Oil Viscosity Chart
Tocheck the engineoil,proceed asfollows:
Ensure that thetractorison alevelsurface.
Clean the oil fill areaof anydebris.
Remove t he dipstick,seeFigure 9,andwipewith acleancloth.
Reinsert d ipstickandpresscompletely down.
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Remove t he dipstickandcheck the oil level.Itshouldbeat the Fullmarkon
the dipstick.
Dipstick
OilDrain
Changingthe Engine Oil and Filter
If the engine hasbeenrecently run, the engine,muffler andsurrounding
metal surfaceswill be hot andcancauseburnsto the skin, Exercise caution
to avoid burns,
NOTE: Theoil filter shouldbechanged at everyoil change interval.
Theengineoil shouldbechanged in the first 5hoursandthenevery50 hours or
onceaseason. Tochange the engineoil,proceed asfollows:
1. Run the engineforafew minutes to allowthe oil inthe crankcase t o warm
up.Warmoil will flow morefreelyandcarryawaymoreof the engine
sediment w hichmayhavesettledatthe bottomof the crankcase. Use careto
avoidburnsfrom hot oil.
2. Open thetractor's hood andlocate theoil drainportontherightside of the
engine. S ee Figure 9 .
3. Disconnect sparkplug wireandkeepit awayfromsparkplug.
4. Remove t heoil fill cap/dipstick fromthe oil fill tube.SeeFigure 9.
5. Turnthe steeringwheelall the wayto the right to betterexpose the drain
plug.
6. Sujete el manguito dedrenaje de aceite(empaquetada c onestemanual) e n
el puertodedrenaje comosemuestra en laFigure 10.Coloque e lextremo
opuestodelmanguitoenun redpientede recolecd6n deaceiteadecuado
conunacapaddad deno menos de64oz
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Figure 9
4. If low,addoii slowlyinto the engineoii fill. Donot overfill.Afteraddingoii,
waitoneminuteandthenrecheck t he oil level.
Donotoverfill. Overfilling with oii maycausethe engine to notstart, hard
starting, or engine smoking. If overthe FULL mark onthe dipstick, drain oil
to reduceoii levelto FULL mark on dipstick.
5. Replace d ipstick,andtighten.
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Figure 10
Remove o il drainpluganddrainthe oil.
Remove t heoil drainsleeve andstoreinasafelocationfor lateruse.
Replace t he oil drainplug.
Remove t heoil filter, s eeFigure 11,and dispose of it properly.
Partiallyfill the newoil filter approximately 3/4of the wayfull with clean,
freshoil.Beforeyou installthe new oil filter, lightly lubricatethe oil filter
gasketwith someof the oil bysimplydippingyourfingerinthe oil and
runningit aroundthe gasket.
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