Step 6: add motor oil to the tiller engine – Troy-Bilt 15009 User Manual
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Photo 2-12: Move Depth Rcguldtor Level to second
notch.
3.
Use a 3/8" open end wrench to remove the
transmission oil level check plug (on the left-
hand side of the transmission). Due to dried
paint on the plug threads, it may require some
force to remove the plug the first time. If the
transmission oil level is correct, oil should start to
flow out of the hole. If oil flows from the hole,
your check is finished; reinstall the plug and
tighten it securely with a 3/8" open end wrench.
Photo 2-13: Removing the transmission Oii Level
Check Plug. When the level is correct, gear oil will
flow from this check hole.
Photo 2-14: Adding gear oil to transmission.
4.
If no oil flowed from the transmission oil level
check hole,
add SAE 140, SAE 85W-140 or
SAE 80W-90 weight gear oil
to bring the oil up
to the correct level. Preferably use API rated GL-
4 gear oil (GL-5 is permissable for small top-
offs). Use this procedure:
a.
Unscrew filler plug from top left-hand side
of transmission. Clean around plug first.
b.
Insert a
clean
funnel into the oil fill hole
and slowly add gear oil until it flows from
the transmission oil check hole.
c. Reinstall the transmission oil check plug.
Tighten securely with the 3/8" wrench.
d.
Reinstall the transmission oil fill plug.
Tighten it securely by hand.
STEP 6: ADD MOTOR OIL
TO THE TILLER ENGINE
The tiller engine was shipped without
motor oii in it. You must add motor oil before
starting the engine. (See Figure 2-15A and
Photo 2-15B on page 12.)
Use quality motor oil
with API classification SF, SG, SH, or SH/CD.
The viscosity depends upon whether you have a
Briggs & Stratton or a Tecumseh engine, and on
temperature.
See Pages 48-49 or engine man
ufacturer literature for oil recommendations.
To add motor oil to the engine:
1.
Make sure that the tiller is on level ground.
Lower the depth regulator lever to the second
notch (placing the tiller in a level position).
2.
Wipe the area around the dipstick or oil fill
tube clean so no debris will fall into the engine.
3. On the Econo-Horse 6HP Tecumseh engine,
unscrew the engine oil dipstick from the fill hole.
See Figure 2-15A. Add oil until the level reaches
“Full” on the dipstick. Do not overfill with oil.
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