5. Put the dipstick into the oil fill tube. Make sure
that the oil fill cap is fully tightened.
Note:
To replace the engine oil, Refer to
replace the engine oil on page 29
.
To replace the engine oil
If the engine is cold, start the engine for 1–2 minutes
before you drain the engine oil. This makes the
engine oil warm and faster to drain.
WARNING:
Do not operate the
engine for more than 1–2 minutes before
you drain the engine oil. The engine oil
becomes very hot and can cause burn
injuries. Let the engine become cool
before you drain the engine oil.
WARNING:
Use protective gloves.
If you spill engine oil on your body, clean
with soap and water.
1. Put the product on a level surface and stop the
product. Refer to
16
.
2. Remove all dirt around the oil tank cap.
3. Remove the oil tank cap and dipstick.
4. Put the oil drain extension (B) on the chassis,
under the oil drain plug (A).
A
B
5. Put a container below the oil drain extension.
6. Remove the oil drain plug with a socket wrench.
7. Let the engine oil drain into the container.
8. Remove the oil drain extension.
9. Install the oil drain plug. Torque the oil drain plug
to 13 lb-ft (17 Nm).
CAUTION:
Do not tighten the oil
drain plug too much.
10. Fill with new oil and do a check of the engine oil
To do a check of the engine oil
.
11. Install the oil tank cap and dipstick.
Note:
For safe disposal of used engine oil, refer to
.
To replace the engine oil filter
WARNING:
Use protective gloves.
If you spill engine oil on your body, clean
with soap and water.
1. Drain the engine oil from the oil tank. Refer to
replace the engine oil on page 29
.
2. Turn the engine oil filter counterclockwise to
remove it.
3. Lightly lubricate the rubber seal on the new oil
filter with new engine oil.
4. To install the new oil filter, turn it clockwise until
the rubber seal fits correctly, then tighten a half
turn more.
5. Fill the oil tank with new engine oil. Refer to
replace the engine oil on page 29
.
6. Start the engine and let it operate at idle speed
for 3 minutes.
7. Stop the engine and make sure that there is no
oil leakage from the oil filter.
Note:
If the there is oil leakage, tighten the oil
filter again.
8. Fill the oil tank with more engine oil to replace
the engine oil that the new oil filter has absorbed.
To clean the air filter
The engine will not run satisfactorily with a dirty air
filter. Clean the air filter more frequently in dusty
conditions.
To clean the air screen
Note:
The air screen must be kept free of dirt to
prevent engine damage caused by overheating.
• Clean the air screen with a wire brush or
compressed air to remove dirt.
To do maintenance on the engine cooling
system
Note:
A blocked grass screen, dirty or full cooling
fins, and/or removed blower housing, and so on, can
make the engine too hot and cause engine damage.
• Make sure that the grass screen, the cooling fins,
and other external surfaces of the engine are
clean at all times.
• After each interval of 100 hours of operation
(more often in extremely dusty and dirty
conditions), remove the blower housing and
1947 - 005 - 19.10.2022
29