Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Inspectthe
air-cleanerelement.
Every50hours—Cleantheair-cleanerelement.Clean
itmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Every300hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)—Replacetheair-cleanerelement.Replaceit
morefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Important:Donotoperatetheenginewithouttheair
lterassembly;extremeenginedamagewilloccur.
1.Setthethrottletoslow,stoptheengine,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostop.
2.Unscrewthecovernutandremovethecover(Figure
24).
Note:Becarefultopreventdirtanddebrisfrom
fallingintothebase.
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Figure24
1.Covernut
3.Filternut
2.Cover
4.Filterelement
3.Unscrewthelternutandremovetheelement(Figure
24).
4.Inspecttheelement,andreplaceitifitisdamagedor
excessivelydirty.
Note:Nevertrytobrushdirtoffthepaperelement;
brushingforcesthedirtintothebers.
5.Wipedirtfromthebaseandthecoverwithamoistrag.
6.Installtheaircleanerpaperelementandensurethat
itisproperlypositioned.
7.Securelyinstallthecoverwiththecovernut.
ServicingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst25hours
Every100hours
Important:Use4-cycleengineoilthatmeetsorexceeds
thefollowingguidelinesandclassications:
•APIServiceCategoriesCH-4,CI-4,CJ-4orhigher
•ACEAServiceCategoriesE-3,E-4,andE-5
Note:ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyour
AuthorizedToroDealer.
CrankcaseCapacity:1.5L(1.59USqt)
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseistoolow
ortoohighandyouruntheengine,youmaydamage
theengine.Thistypeofdamageisnotcoveredbythe
warranty.
Viscosity:SAE5W-30
Note:Iftheambienttemperatureisabove35°C(95°F),use
SAE5W-40orSAE10W-40
ChangingtheEngineOil
1.Ensurethatthemachineisonalevelsurface.
2.Runtheengineforafewminutestowarmtheoil.
Note:Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
3.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
4.Placeasuitablereceptacleundertheoil-drainplug
(
Figure25).
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Figure25
1.Oil-drainplug
5.Removethedrainplug.
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