Kohler Courage XTR-6 - Manual (Page 10)

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Maintenance Instructions
Frequency Maintenance Required
After First 3-5 Hours of Operation Change oil
Daily or Before Starting Engine
Fill fuel tank
Check oil level.
Check air intake and cooling areas; clean as necessary¹
Yearly or Every 25 Hours
Service or replace precleaner element (if equipped)¹
‘ŽŒ”ȱ™Š™Ž›ȱŠ’›ȱ˜›ȱ˜Š–ȱꕝŽ›œȱ˜›ȱ’›¢ǰȱ•˜˜œŽȱ˜›ȱŠ–ŠŽȱ™Š›œŵ
Yearly or Every 50 Hours
Ž™•ŠŒŽȱžŽ•ȱꕝŽ›ȱǻ’ȱŽšž’™™ŽǼ
Change oil
Yearly or Every 100 hours
Replace spark plug and set gap
Ž™•ŠŒŽȱ™Š™Ž›ȱŠ’›ȱꕝŽ›ŵ
Ž™•ŠŒŽȱ˜Š–ȱŠ’›ȱꕝŽ›
Adjust valves Ř
Clean combustion chamber Ř
Figure 12. Maintenance Table. ¹Perform these maintenance procedures more frequently under extremely dusty, dirty conditions.
2 These procedures should be performed by a Kohler Authorized Service Center.
Oil Level Check
The importance of checking and maintaining
the proper oil level in the crankcase cannot be
overemphasized.
Check oil BEFORE EACH USE as follows:
1. Make sure the engine is stopped, level, and cool
so the oil has had time to drain into the sump.
Řǯȱ •ŽŠ—ȱ‘ŽȱŠ›ŽŠȱŠ›˜ž—ȱ‘Žȱ˜’•ȱꕕȱŒŠ™Ȧ’™œ’Œ”ȱ˜ȱ
keep dirt and grass clippings out of the engine.
řǯȱ —œŒ›Ž ȱŠ—ȱ›Ž–˜ŸŽȱ‘Žȱ˜’•ȱꕕȱŒŠ™Ȧ’™œ’Œ”Dzȱ
’™Žȱ˜ěȱ˜’•ǯȱŽ’—œŽ›ȱ‘Žȱ’™œ’Œ”ȱ’—˜ȱ‘Žȱž‹Žȱ
Š—ȱ›Žœȱ‘Žȱ˜’•ȱꕕȱŒŠ™ȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱž‹ŽǯȱDO NOT
screw the cap into the tube. See Figure 13.
Oil Fill Cap/Dipstick
Figure 13. Oil Fill Cap/Dipstick.
Śǯȱ Ž–˜ŸŽȱ’™œ’Œ”ȱŠŠ’—ȱŠ—ȱŒ‘ŽŒ”ȱ˜’•ȱ•ŽŸŽ•ǯȱ’•ȱ
should be up to, but not over F or FULL mark on
’™œ’Œ”ǯȱŽŽȱ’ž›ŽȱŗŚǯ
Operating
Range
Full Mark
Low Mark
Figure 14. Oil Level Dipstick.
śǯȱ ȱ˜’•ȱ•ŽŸŽ•ȱ’œȱ•˜ ǰȱŠȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜››ŽŒȱ¢™Žȱ˜ȱ˜’•ȱž™ȱ˜ȱ
the F or FULL mark on dipstick. Always check the
oil level with the dipstick before adding more.
Ŝǯȱ Ž’—œŠ••ȱ˜’•ȱꕕȱŒŠ™Ȧ’™œ’Œ”ȱŠ—ȱ’‘Ž—ȱœŽŒž›Ž•¢ǯ
NOTE: To prevent extensive engine wear or damage,
always maintain proper oil level in crankcase.
Never operate engine with oil level below the
L or LOW mark, or over the F or FULL mark
on dipstick.