Exmark Metro 21 Series - Manual (Page 36)

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1. Run the engine to warm the oil.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦ Oil may be hot after engine has been run.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦ Contact with hot oil can cause severe personal injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦ Avoid contacting the hot engine oil when you drain it.
2. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 12 & 14).
4. Drain the engine oil.
5. Place a rag under the oil filter to catch any oil that may leak out as you remove the
filter.
6. Remove the oil filter.
7. Use your finger to coat the gasket on the new filter with clean engine oil.
8. Install the new filter and hand tighten it 2/3 turn only.
9. Fill the crankcase to the Full line on the dipstick with fresh oil.
10. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
11. Run the engine for about 3 minutes.
12. Stop the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and check for oil leakage around
the filter.
13. Add oil to compensate for the oil in the oil filter.
14. Recycle the used oil filter according to local codes.
5.15 Lubricating the Gear Case (Self-Propelled Units Only):
Service Interval: After every 100 operating, grease the gear case.
Figure 34
Oil Filter Fuel Line
Gasket
Figure 35
G0227
G0228