Toro 2024 - Cooling System Maintenance; Checking Coolant Levels in Reservoir and Radiator

CheckingtheCoolantLevelin
theReservoir
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Important:Donotremovetheradiatorllercapduring
thisprocedure.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Allowtheenginetocool.
3.Openthefronthood.
4.Checkthecoolantlevelinthereservoir(Figure100).
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Figure100
1.Reservoir
2.Coolantlevel(1/2reservoir
height)
5.Addthespeciedcoolantuntilthecoolantlevelis1/2
thereservoircapacity.
Note:Ensurethatthecoolantsolutionisthoroughly
mixedbeforellingthereservoir.
CheckingtheCoolantLevelin
theRadiator
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
WARNING
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,theradiatorwillbe
pressurizedandthecoolantinsidewillbehot.If
youremovethecap,coolantmaysprayout,causing
severeburns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcaptocheckcoolant
levels.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhentheengine
ishot.Allowtheenginetocoolforatleast15
minutesoruntiltheradiatorcapiscoolenough
totouchwithoutburningyourhand.
Note:Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionof
waterandethylene-glycolantifreeze.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Allowtheenginetocool.
3.Openthefronthoodandrearhood.
4.Removetheradiatorcapfromthellerneckofthe
radiatorandcheckthecoolantlevel(Figure100and
Figure101).
Note:Thecoolantshouldbeuptothellerneck.
Figure101
1.Reservoir
3.Coolantlevel(bottomof
radiatorneck)
2.Coolantlevel(1/2reservoir
height)
4.Radiatorcap
5.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,addcoolantuntilthelevelis
uptothebottomofthellerneck(Figure101).
Important:Donotoverlltheradiator.
Note:Iftheradiatorcoolantlevelislowandthe
coolantreservoirlevelisattheFullmark,checkforair
leaksinthehosebetweentheradiatorandthecoolant
reservoir.
6.Installtheradiatorllercap,ensuringthatitistightly
sealed(Figure101).
7.Iftheairtemperatureisbelow0°C(32°F),mixthe
ethyleneglycolandwatercompletelybyrunningthe
engineatoperatingtemperaturefor5minutes.
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