Toro 04052TE - Engine Maintenance; Servicing the Engine Oil

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engineoillevel.
Every50hours—Changetheengine
oil.(Morefrequentlyindustyordirty
conditions)
Thecrankcasemustbelledwithapproximately20
uidouncesofproperviscosityoilbeforestaring.The
engineusesanyhigh-qualityoilhavingtheAmerican
PetroleumInstitute-APl-“serviceclassication"SF,
SG,SHorSJ.Oilviscosity-weight-mustbeselected
accordingtoambienttemperature.illustratesthe
temperature/viscosityrecommendations.
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Note:Usingmulti-gradeoils(5W-20,10W-30,and
10W-40)willincreaseoilconsumption.Checktheoil
levelmorefrequentlywhenusingthem.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
1.Positionmowersotheengineislevelandclean
aroundoillevelgauge(Figure16).
Figure16
1.Oillevelgauge
2.Drainplug
2.Removetheoillevelgaugebyrotatingit
counterclockwise.
3.Wipetheoillevelgaugecleanandinsertitintothe
llerport.Donotscrewitintotheport.
4.Removethegaugeandchecktheleveloftheoil.
5.Ifthelevelislow,addonlyenoughoiltoraisethe
leveluntilitisbetweentheHandLmarksonthe
gauge(Figure17).Donotoverll.
Figure17
6.Installtheoillevelgaugeandwipeupanyspilledoil.
ChangingtheEngineOil
1.Startandruntheengineforafewminutestowarm
theengineoil.
2.Placeadrainpanattherearofmachine,underthe
drainplug(Figure16).
3.Removethedrainplug.
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