Toro 2024 - Fuel System Maintenance; Draining Water from Fuel Filter and Tank

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.Are
orexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothersand
cancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,in
anopenarea,whentheengineisoffandiscold.
Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Addfuel
tothefueltankuntilthelevelis25mm(1inch)
belowthebottomofthellerneck.Thisempty
spaceinthetankallowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approvedcontainer
andkeepthecapinplace.
DrainingWaterfromtheFuel
Filter
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Checkthefuel-water
separatorforwaterandsediment.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Openthefronthood.
3.Alignadrainpanunderthesecondary-fuellter
(Figure89).
Figure89
1.Secondary-fuellter
2.Drainvalve
4.Rotatethedrainvalveatthebottomofthe
secondary-fuellter2or3turnscounterclockwise,
anddrainanywaterandsedimentfromthefuellter
(Figure89).
Note:Ifthefuel-waterseparatorhasanywateror
sediment,alsodrainthewaterandsedimentfrom
thefueltank;refertoDrainingWaterfromtheFuel
Tank(page69).
5.Whencleanfuelappears,rotatethedrainvalve
clockwiseuntilitisclosed.
Note:Donotovertightenthedrainvalve.
6.Primethefuelsystem;refertoPrimingtheFuel
System(page70).
DrainingWaterfromtheFuel
Tank
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Placeadrainpanunderthedrainpluginthefueltank.
3.Loosenthedrainpluguntilthewaterandsediment
drainout(Figure90).
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Figure90
1.Fueltank3.Drainpan
2.Drainplug
4.Cleanthethreadsonthedrainplugandapply3layers
ofPTFEsealingtape.
5.Whencleanfuelappears,installthedrainplugand
tightenitsecurely.
6.Checkthefueltankdrainplugforleaks.
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