Toro 03606A - Servicing the Engine Oil

3.Beforeremovingthelter,uselow-pressureair
(40psi,cleananddry)tohelpremovelarge
accumulationsofdebrispackedbetweenoutside
ofthelterandthecanister.
Important:Avoidusinghigh-pressureair,
whichcouldforcedirtthroughthelterinto
theintaketract.
Note:Thiscleaningprocesspreventsdebris
frommigratingintotheintakewhenthelteris
removed.
4.Removeandreplacethelter(Figure71).
Note:Cleaningtheusedelementisnot
recommendedduetothepossibilityofdamaging
theltermedia.
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Figure71
1.Air-cleanercover
2.Air-cleanerlter
3.Air-cleanerindicator
5.Inspectthenewlterforshippingdamage,
checkingthesealingendofthelterandthe
body.
Important:Donotuseadamagedelement.
6.Insertthenewlterbyapplyingpressuretothe
outerrimoftheelementtoseatitinthecanister.
Important:Donotapplypressuretothe
exiblecenterofthelter.
7.Cleanthedirt-ejectionportlocatedinthe
removablecover.Removetherubberoutlet
valvefromthecover,cleanthecavityand
replacetheoutletvalve.
8.Installthecoverorientingtherubberoutletvalve
inadownwardposition—betweenapproximately
5o’clockto7o’clockwhenviewedfromtheend.
9.Securethelatches.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilSpecication
Usehigh-quality,low-ashengineoilthatmeetsor
exceedsthefollowingspecications:
•APIservicecategoryCJ-4orhigher
•ACEAservicecategoryE6
•JASOservicecategoryDH-2
Important:UsingengineoilotherthanAPICJ-4
orhigher,ACEAE6,orJASODH-2maycausethe
dieselparticulateltertoplugorcauseengine
damage.
Usethefollowingengineoilviscositygrade:
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above0°F)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(all
temperatures)
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyour
AuthorizedT oroDistributorineither15W-40or
10W-30viscositygrades.Seethepartscatalogfor
partnumbers.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Important:Checktheengineoildaily.Ifthe
engine-oillevelisabovetheFullmarkonthe
dipstick,theengineoilmaybedilutedwithfuel;
IftheengineoillevelisabovetheFullmark,
changetheengineoil.
Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.
Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainback
downtothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.IftheoillevelisatorbelowtheAddmark
onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltotheFull
mark.Donotoverlltheenginewithoil.
Important:Keeptheengineoillevelbetweenthe
upperandlowerlimitsontheoilgauge;theengine
mayfailifyourunitwithtoomuchortoolittleoil.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.Unlockthe
engine-coverlatches.
2.Opentheenginecover.
3.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,installthe
dipstickintothetube,andpullitoutagain.The
oillevelshouldbebetweentheFULLandADD
marks(Figure72).
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