Toro 04054 - Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing the Engine Oil

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EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Fuelisammableandexplosive,andcancause
personalinjury.
•Checkallfuellinesfortightnessandwear
regularly.Tightenorrepairthemasneeded.
•Tippingthemachinemaycausethefueltoleak.
Donottipthemachineatananglegreaterthan
25°.Iffuelcomesincontactwiththefuelcap,
replacethecap.
•Runtheenginedryorremovethefuelwithahand
pump;neversiphonthefuel.Ifyoumustdrainthe
fueltank,doitoutdoors.
ServicingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst20hours
Beforeeachuseordaily
Every50hours
Fillthecrankcasewithapproximately0.6L(20
oz)oftheproperviscosityoilbeforestarting.The
engineusesahigh-qualityoilthathastheAmerican
PetroleumInstitute(API)serviceclassicationofSEor
higher.Selecttheproperoilviscosity(weight)based
ontheambienttemperature.Figure28illustratesthe
temperature/viscosityrecommendations.
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Note:Multi-gradeoils(5W-20,10W-30and10W-40)
increaseoilconsumption.Checktheengine-oillevel
morefrequentlywhenyouusetheseoils.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandclean
theareaaroundtheoil-levelgauge(Figure29).
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