Toro 03678 - Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing the Air Cleaner; Checking the Engine-Oil Level

EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Shutofftheenginebeforecheckingtheoilor
addingoiltothecrankcase.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeed
theengine.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
Checktheair-cleanerbodyfordamagethatcould
causeanairleak.Replaceitifitisdamaged.Check
thewholeintakesystemforleaks,damage,orloose
hoseclamps.
Servicetheaircleanerlteronlywhentheservice
indicator(Figure74)requiresit.Changingtheairlter
beforeitisnecessaryonlyincreasesthechanceof
dirtenteringtheenginewhenthelterisremoved.
Important:Besurethatthecoverisseated
correctlyandthatitsealswiththeair-cleaner
body.
1.Releasethelatchessecuringtheair-cleaner
covertotheair-cleanerbody(Figure74).
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Figure74
1.Air-cleanercover3.Air-cleanerservice
indicator
2.Air-cleaner-coverlatch
2.Removethecoverfromtheaircleanerbody.
Beforeremovingthelter,uselowpressureair
(40psi,cleananddry)tohelpremovelarge
accumulationsofdebrispackedbetweenoutside
ofthelterandthecanister.Avoidusinghigh
pressureairwhichcouldforcedirtthrough
thelterintotheintaketract.
Thiscleaningprocesspreventsdebrisfrom
migratingintotheintakewhenthelteris
removed.
3.Removeandreplacethelter(Figure75).
Cleaningoftheusedelementisnot
recommendedduetothepossibilityofdamage
totheltermedia.Inspectthenewlterfor
shippingdamage,checkingthesealingendof
thelterandthebody.Donotuseadamaged
element.Insertthenewlterbyapplying
pressuretotheouterrimoftheelementtoseat
itinthecanister.Donotapplypressuretothe
exiblecenterofthelter.
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Figure75
1.Air-cleanercover
2.Air-cleanerlter
3.Air-cleanerindicator
4.Cleanthedirt-ejectionportlocatedinthe
removablecover.Removetherubberoutlet
valvefromthecover,cleanthecavityand
replacetheoutletvalve.
5.Installthecoverorientingtherubberoutletvalve
inadownwardposition—betweenapproximately
5o’clockto7o’clockwhenviewedfromtheend.
6.Securethelatches.
CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;
however,checktheoillevelbeforeandafteryourst
starttheengine.
Crankcasecapacityisapproximately5.2L(5.5US
qt)withthelter.
Usehigh-qualityengineoilthatmeetsthefollowing
specications:
•APIClassicationLevelRequired:CH-4,CI-4or
higher
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above0degreesF)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(all
temperatures)
ToroPremiumEngineoilisavailablefromyour
distributorineither15W-40or10W-30viscosity.
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