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Operator’s Manual
4-Cycle Tiller Maintenance
Air Filter
Dipstick
Your 4 Cycle Tiller will require some basic maintenance
to keep it performing year after year.
If you are storing your tiller for the season or longer than
30 days it is very important to empty the fuel tank to
prevent engine damage.
Undoubtedly, you will be putting your tiller through
rigorous use.
Check engine oil level, air filter and fuel filter.
Refer to your Honda
®
engine manual for more details.
Fuel Filter
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 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 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.
4-CYCLE PROPER OIL FILL/
LEVEL CHECK POSITION
Engine must be resting on a flat surface on the
fuel tank
This position does
not allow for a
proper oil level
reading and may
cause overfilling.
4-CYCLE CORRECTIVE ACTION
