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Section 7
ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM
7.4
DANGER
To avoid injury from burns, allow the mower
to cool before removing the fuel tank cap and
refueling.
A. FILLING THE FUEL TANk
Fill to the bottom of the filler neck insert (approximately
6-1/2 gallons on SFZ48/52 indicating Full (F) on the fuel
gauge) at the beginning of each operating day. See Figure
7-6. Do not overfill. Use clean, fresh unleaded gasoline
with a minimum octane rating of 87 and a maximum of
10% Ethanol.
DO NOT use E85 Fuel. Using E85 Fuel will cause severe
damage to the engine.
E
F
1/4
1/2
3/4
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.
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FUEL LEVEL
FILLER NECK
INSERT
C.A.R.B. / ePA Phase 3 Fuel Level
Figure 7-6.
To avoid personal injury or property damage, use extreme
care in handling gasoline. Gasoline is extremely flammable
and the vapors are explosive.
Extinguish all cigarettes, cigars, pipes and other sources
of ignition.
C. CHANGING ENGINE OIL FILTER
After the first 20 hours of operation, replace the engine oil
filter. Thereafter, replace the oil filter after every 200 hours
of operation or every month, whichever occurs first. Refer
to Engine Operator’s Manual for instructions.
ENGINE OIL FILL
& DIPSTICK
2012 SFZ OFD
2012 SFZ EOFF
ENGINE FUEL
FILTER
ENGINE OIL FILTER
oil Fill / Dipstick, oil Filter, Fuel Filter
Figure 7-5.