Toro 04384 - Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing the Air Cleaner; Servicing the Engine Oil

onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltotheFULL
mark.Donotoverll.
Important:Keeptheengineoillevelbetweenthe
upperandlowerlimitsontheoilgauge;theengine
mayfailifyourunitwithtoomuchortoolittleoil.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,shutoffthe
engineandremovethekey.
2.Removethedipstickandwipeitwithacleanrag
(Figure32).
Important:Removethedipstickwhilelling
theenginewithoil.Whenaddingengine
oilorllingoil,theremustbeclearance
betweentheoillldeviceandtheoilll
holeinthevalvecoverasshowninFigure
31.Thisclearanceisnecessarytopermit
ventingwhenlling,whichpreventsoilfrom
overrunningintobreather.
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Figure31
1.Noteclearance
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Figure32
1.Fillercap2.Dipstick
3.Pushthedipstickintothetubeandmakesureit
isseatedfully.
4.Removethedipstickfromthetubeandcheck
thelevelofoil.
Note:Iftheoillevelislow,removethellercap
fromthevalvecoverandslowlyaddenough
oiltoraisetheleveltotheFULLmarkonthe
dipstick.
Addtheoilslowlyandchecktheleveloften
duringthisprocess.Donotoverll.
5.Replacethedipstick.
6.Startandruntheengineatidlefor30seconds,
thenshuttheengineoff.Wait30seconds,then
repeatsteps2through5.
7.Installthellercapanddipstickrmlyinplace.
ChangingtheEngineOilandFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every100hours
1.Removethedrainplug(Figure33)andlettheoil
owintoadrainpan.Whentheoilstops,install
thedrainplug.
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