Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Checktheaircleanerbodyfordamagewhichcouldcausean
airleak.Replaceifdamaged.Checkthewholeintakesystem
forleaks,damage,loosehoseclampsorseals.
Servicetheaircleanerlteronlywhentheserviceindicator
(Figure32)requiresit.Changingtheairlterbeforeitis
necessaryonlyincreasesthechanceofdirtenteringtheengine
whenthelterisremoved.
Important:Besurethecoverisseatedcorrectlyand
sealswiththeaircleanerbody.
1.Releasethelatchsecuringtheaircleanercovertothe
aircleanerbody(Figure32).
Figure32
1.Aircleanerservice
indicator
3.Aircleanercoverlatch
2.Aircleanercover
2.Removethecoverfromtheaircleanerbody.Before
removingthelter,uselowpressureair(40psi,clean
anddry)tohelpremovelargeaccumulationsofdebris
packedbetweenoutsideofthelterandthecanister.
Avoidusinghighpressureairwhichcouldforce
dirtthroughthelterintotheintaketract.
Thiscleaningprocesspreventsdebrisfrommigrating
intotheintakewhenthelterisremoved.
3.Removeandreplacethelter.
Cleaningoftheusedelementisnotrecommendeddue
tothepossibilityofdamagetotheltermedia.Inspect
thenewlterforshippingdamage,checkingthesealing
endofthelterandthebody.Donotuseadamaged
element.Insertthenewlterbyapplyingpressureto
theouterrimoftheelementtoseatitinthecanister.
Donotapplypressuretotheexiblecenterofthe
lter.
4.Cleanthedirtejectionportlocatedintheremovable
cover.Removetherubberoutletvalvefromthecover,
cleanthecavityandreplacetheoutletvalve.
5.Installthecoverorientingtherubberoutletvalveina
downwardposition—betweenapproximately5:00to
7:00whenviewedfromtheend.
6.Securethelatch.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;however,the
oillevelmustbecheckedbeforeandaftertheengineisrst
started.
Thecrankcasecapacityisapproximately5.2liters(5.5quarts)
withthelter.
Usehigh-qualityengineoilthatmeetsthefollowing
specications:
•APIClassicationLevelRequired:CH-4,CI-4orhigher
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above0degreesF)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(alltemperatures)
ToroPremiumEngineoilisavailablefromyourdistributorin
either15W-40or10W-30viscosity.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
settheparkingbrakeandremovethekeyfromthe
ignitionswitch.
2.Openthehood.
3.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,andinstallit(Figure
33).
Figure33
1.Dipstick
2.Oilllcap
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