Scotts S2048 User Manual

Service Miscellaneous - Page 57

The best thing you can do to ensure peak performance 
of your engine is to use “fresh” fuel. Your tractor’s engine 
will perform well with most good-quality fresh fuels 
regardless of additives. Any fuel will begin to deteriorate 
and evaporate over time and begin to form gum and 
varnish deposits in the fuel system. Help to avoid this by 
buying only enough fuel to last approximately 30 days or 
add fuel stabilizer immediately.

Adding a fuel stabilizer to the fuel system is 
recommended any time the tractor will not be operated 
for more than 60 days. Varnish deposits may build up in 
the carburetor in as little as a few weeks by using stale, 
oxygenated fuel.

No stabilizer will work with “stale” fuel, any fuel that is 
more than 30 days old. (See Preparing Engine For 
Storage in the Storing Machine section for information 
on adding stabilizer to the fuel.)

Fuel tank capacity: 11 L (3.0 gal)

1. STOP engine. If engine is hot let it cool several 
minutes before you add fuel.

2. Remove grass clippings and other trash from tank 
area.

3. Lift seat and remove fuel tank cap (A).

4. Fill tank with fresh fuel only to bottom of filler neck.

5. Install fuel tank cap and lower seat.