Maintenance Instructions; Changing Engine Oil - Imer Group MECA 25 D Manuel D'utilisation

9. MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

9.1. CHANGING ENGINE OIL

The engine oil must be changed for the first time following the first twenty (20) operating hours. Then
change engine oil every 200 hours. Before replacing the oil, find out the best way to discard used
oil. Never discard this oil in sewers, in a garden or in waterways. Please refer to local discard and
environment regulations as they provide detailed instructions.
1. Place the engine on a flat surface;
2. Start the engine and let it run for 1 minute;
3. Stop the engine;
4. Unscrew the filling plug dipstick [Fig. 02];
5. Fit a container under the drain hole [Fig. 22];
6. Unscrew the drain plug; [(e) Fig. 03 and Fig. 22];
7. Let the oil flow when the engine is hot [Fig. 22];
8. Fit the drain plug and tighten it [(e) Fig. 03];
9. Fill the engine in with oil [Fig. 04] so that the top level (see "RECOMMENDED ENGINE OIL"),
on the filling plug, is reached [(c) Fig. 03];
10. Fit the oil dipstick and tighten it [(b) Fig. 02].
■ Never put to much oil and exceed maximum level [(c) Fig. 03] ;
■ The engine oil level should always be between the maximum level [(c) Fig. 03] and minimum
level [(d) Fig. 03].
NOTE
Use high quality new oil. If you use dirty of poor quality oil, or is there is not enough oil, the lifespan
of oil will be reduced and the engine will be damaged.
9.2. OIL FILTER MAINTENANCE
The engine oil filter must be cleaned for the first time following the first twenty (20) operating hours.
Then cleaned oil filter every 400 hours.
1. Remove the fixing bolt of oil filter [(a) Fig. 24];
2. Remove the oil filter plug [(b) Fig. 24] and then remove the filter from its location [(c) Fig. 24];
3. Clean the filter or replace if damaged;
4. Replace the oil filter in its location;
5. Check that the plug is correcty in place;
6. Replace the bolt and tighten the fixing bolt [(a) Fig. 24];
7. Replace engine oil with new oil according to "9.1. CHANGING ENGINE OIL".
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