Toro 04054 - Servicing the Air Cleaner

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Figure29
1.Oillevelgauge
2.Drainplug
2.Removetheoil-levelgaugebyrotatingit
counterclockwise.
3.Wipetheoil-levelgaugecleanandinsertitinto
thellerport,butdonotscrewthegaugeinto
theport.
4.Removetheoil-levelgaugeandcheckthelevel
oftheoil.
5.Ifthelevelislow,addonlyenoughoiltoraise
theleveluntilitisbetweenthehatchmarkson
thegauge(Figure30).
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcase.
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Figure30
1.Hatchmarks
6.Installtheoil-levelgaugeandwipeupany
spilledoil.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst20hours
Every50hours
1.Startandruntheengineforafewminutesto
warmtheengineoil.
2.Attherearofthemachine,placeadrainpan
underthedrainplug(Figure29).Loosenthe
drainplug.
3.Pushdownonthehandletotipthemachineand
enginebackward,allowingalltheoiltoruninto
thedrainpan.
Important:Donottipthemachineatan
anglegreaterthan25°.Tippingthemachine
beyond25°leadstooilleakingintothe
combustionchamberand/orfuelleakingout
ofthefuel-tankcap.
4.Installthedrainplugandrellthecrankcase
withthespeciedoil.
5.T orquethedrainplugto20to23N∙m(15to17
ft-lbs).
6.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
7.Disposeoftheusedoilproperly.Recycleasper
localcodes.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Cleanandoilthe
foamair-cleanerelement(more
oftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Every100hours—Replacethepaperair-lter
element(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Important:Servicetheaircleanermoreoftenin
dirtyordustyconditions
1.Ensurethatthespark-plugwireisremovedfrom
thesparkplug.
2.Removethewingnutthatsecurestheair-cleaner
cover,andremovethecover(Figure31).
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Figure31
1.Air-cleanercover
3.Cleanthecover.
4.Ifthefoamelementisdirty,removeitfrom
thepaperelement(Figure32)andcleanitas
follows:
A.Washthefoamelementinasolutionof
liquidsoapandwarmwater.Squeezeitto
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