Toro 04044 - Engine Maintenance

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheEngineOil
Fillthecrankcasewithapproximately0.6L(20
oz)oftheproperviscosityoilbeforestarting.Use
ahigh-qualityoilhavingtheAmericanPetroleum
Institute(API)serviceclassicationSEorhigher.
Selecttheproperoilviscosity(weight)basedon
theambienttemperature.Figure33illustratesthe
temperature/viscosityrecommendations.
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Figure33
Note:Usingmulti-gradeoils(5W-20,10W-30and
10W-40)willincreaseoilconsumption.Checktheoil
levelmorefrequentlywhenusingthem.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhen
theengineiscool,beforeithasbeenstartedforthe
day.Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrain
backdowntothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.IftheoillevelisatorbelowtheLmarkon
thedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltotheHmark.
Donotoverll.IftheoillevelisbetweentheHand
Lmarks,donotaddoil.
1.Removethetransportwheels(ifinstalled).
2.Positionthemachinesothattheengineislevel
andcleanaroundtheoil-levelgauge(Figure34).
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Figure34
1.Oil-levelgauge
2.Drainplug
3.Removetheoil-levelgaugebyrotatingit
counterclockwise(Figure34).
4.Wipetheoil-levelgaugecleanandinsertitinto
thellerport.Donotscrewthegaugeintothe
port.Thenremoveitandcheckthelevelofthe
oil.Ifthelevelislow,addonlyenoughoilto
raisetheleveluntilitisbetweentheHandL
marksonthegauge(Figure35).Checkthelevel
oftheoil.Donotoverll.
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Figure35
5.Installtheoil-levelgaugeandwipeupany
spilledoil.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst20hours
Every50hours
1.Startandruntheengineforafewminutesto
warmtheengineoil.
2.Attherearofthemachine,placeadrainpan
underthedrainplug(Figure34).Loosenthe
drainplug.
3.Pushdownonthehandletotipthemachineand
enginebackward,allowingalltheoiltoruninto
thedrainpan.
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