Maintaining Your Lawn Tractor; Engine Oil & Filter - Cub Cadet Time Saver i1046 Manual Del Operador

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WARNING
Before performing
i any maintenanceor
i repairs, disengage
PTO, move shift
lever into neutral
position, set parking
brake, stop engine
and remove key to
i prevent unintended
starting.
Before lubricating,
I repairing, o r
i inspecting, always
I
disengage PTO, set
parking brake, stop
2engine and remove
key to prevent
unintended starting.
Maintaining Your Lawn Tractor
WARNING:Beforeperformingany
maintenanceprocedures,inspections,
or repairs,disengagePTO,set parking
brake,stop engineand removekeyto
preventunintended starting.
Checking Engine Oil Level
Checkengineoil levelbeforeeachuse as follows:
• Placethetractoron a flat surfaceand stopthe
engine.Allowthe engineto cool long enoughfor the
oil to draininto theengine sump,
• Cleanthearea aroundthe oil dipstick/fillcap,
unscrewthedipstick/fillcap from the fill tubeon the
engine.Removethedipstick and wipethe oil off,
Reinsertthe dipstickinto thetube and rest the cap
on the tube. Do notscrewthe caponto thetube. See
Figure15.
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Dipstick/Oil F illCap
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Oil FillTube
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Oil DrainValve
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Figure 15
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Pull thedipstick outand checkthe oil level.The oil
levelshouldbe up to, but notover,the "FULL"of "F'
markon the dipstick.See Figure16.
Full Mark
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Figure 16
If the levelis low,add oil of the propertype (See
followingViscosityChart),up to the "FULl_" o r "F"
markon the dipstick.Alwayscheckthe levelwith the
dipstickbeforeaddingmoreoil. Donot overfill the
crankcase.
Recommended ViscosityGrades
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(°F)-20o 0o 20o 40o 60o 80o 100o
(°C)-30 o -20o -10° 0° 10° 20o 30o 40o
IMPORTANT:Neveroperatethe enginewith theoil level
belowthe"ADD"or "L"mark,or abovethe"FULL"or "F"
mark,on the dipstick,
Changing Engine Oil & Filter
Changethe engineoil and oil filter after every 100hours
of operation,
• Runthe enginefor a short time to warmthe engine
oil, Theoil willflow morefreely and carry awaymore
impurities,
• Locatethe oil drain valveon the rightsideof the
engine,beneaththe startermotor.Referto Figure15.
• Pop openthe protectivecap on the end of the oil
drain valveto exposethedrain port. Pushthe oil drain
hose(packedwith this manual)onto theoil drain port.
Routethe oppositeend of the hoseintoan appropriate
oil collectioncontainerwith a capacitygreatenoughto
collectthe usedoil.
• Removetheoil fill cap/dipstickfromthe oil fill tube.
Pushthedrain valve in slightlyand turn counterclock-
wise untilit stop,thenpull the valvefully outwardto
open thevalve and drainthe oil. Referto Figure15.
• After theoil hasfinisheddraining,pushtheoil drain
valveback in, rotateit clockwiseto lock the valve
closed.Removethe drain hoseand re-capthe end of
the oil drain valveto keepdebrisfrom entering.
Fromthe left sideof the engine,removetheoil filter
usingan automotivetype oil filterwrench (See Figure
17).Wipethe filter adapterwith a cleancloth.
Figure 17
Placethe newoil filter in a shallowpan withopen end
up. Pournewoil, of the propertype, intothe center
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