Toro 04030 - Engine Maintenance; Engine Oil

EngineMaintenance
EngineOil
Thecrankcasemustbelledwithapproximately20
uidouncesofproperviscosityoilbeforestaring.The
engineusesanyhigh-qualityoilhavingtheAmerican
PetroleumInstitute-APl-“serviceclassication"SF,
SG,SHorSJ.Oilviscosity-weight-mustbeselected
accordingtoambienttemperature.Figure21illustrates
thetemperature/viscosityrecommendations.
Figure21
Note:Usingmulti-gradeoils(5W-20,10W-30,and
10W-40)willincreaseoilconsumption.Checktheoil
levelmorefrequentlywhenusingthem.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Positionmowersotheengineislevelandclean
aroundoillevelgauge(Figure22).
Figure22
1.Oillevelgauge
2.Drainplug
2.Removeoillevelgaugebyrotatingit
counterclockwise.
3.Wipeoillevelgaugecleanandinsertitintoller
port.Donotscrewintoport.Thenremoveand
checklevelofoil.Iflevelislow,addonlyenoughoil
toraiseleveluntilitisbetweentheHandLmarks
onthegauge(Figure23).Rechecklevelofoil.Do
notoverll.
Figure23
4.Reinstalloillevelgaugeandwipeupanyspilledoil.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every50hours
1.Startandrunengineforafewminutestowarmthe
engineoil.
2.Placeadrainpanatrearofmachineunderdrainplug
(Figure22).Removedrainplug.
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