Operator's Manual
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilSpecication
Usehigh-quality,low-ashengineoilthatmeetsor
exceedsthefollowingspecications:
•APIservicecategoryCJ-4orhigher
•ACEAservicecategoryE6
•JASOservicecategoryDH-2
Important:UsingengineoilotherthanAPICJ-4
orhigher,ACEAE6,orJASODH-2maycausethe
dieselparticulateltertoplugorcauseengine
damage.
Usethefollowingengineoilviscositygrade:
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above0°F)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(all
temperatures)
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyour
AuthorizedT oroDistributorineither15W-40or
10W-30viscositygrades.Seethepartscatalogfor
partnumbers.
CheckingtheLeveloftheEngine
Oil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Important:Checktheengineoildaily.Ifthe
engine-oillevelisabovetheFullmarkonthe
dipstick,theengineoilmaybedilutedwithfuel;
IftheengineoillevelisabovetheFullmark,
changetheengineoil.
Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.
Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainback
downtothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.IftheoillevelisatorbelowtheAddmark
onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltotheFull
mark.Donotoverlltheenginewithoil.
Important:Keeptheengineoillevelbetweenthe
upperandlowerlimitsontheoilgauge;theengine
mayfailifyourunitwithtoomuchortoolittleoil.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,shutoffthe
engine,settheparkingbrake,andremovethe
keyfromtheignitionswitch.
2.Checktheleveloftheengineoil(Figure72).
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Figure72
Important:Besuretokeeptheleveloftheengine
oilbetweentheupperandlowerlimitsontheoil
gauge.Enginefailuremayoccurasaresultof
overllingorunderllingtheengineoil.
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