Toro 22198 - Changing the Engine Oil; Changing the Oil Filter

ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours—Changethe
engineoilwithouttheoillter.
Every50hours
OilCapacity
Withoillter29ounces(0.85L)
Withoutoillter22ounces(0.65L)
1.Runtheenginetowarmtheengineoil.
Note:Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
WARNING
Oilmaybehotafterenginehasbeenrun,and
contactwithhotoilcancauseseverepersonal
injury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyou
drainit.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug(Figure11).
4.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank;referto
EmptyingtheFuelTankandCleaningtheFuelFilter.
5.Placeasuitabledrainpanundertherightsideofthe
lawnmower.
6.Removethedipstickbyrotatingthecap
counterclockwiseandpullingitout.
7.Raisetheleftsideofthelawnmowertodraintheoil
intothedrainpan.
Note:Youcanalsoremovetheoilfromthe
crankcaseusinganoilextractor.
8.Lowertheleftsideofthelawnmower.
9.Insertthedipstickintothellerneckandrotatethe
capclockwiseuntilitistight.
10.Recycletheusedoilaccordingtolocalcodes.
11.FillthecrankcasetotheFulllineonthedipstickwith
freshoil.RefertotheFillingtheCrankcasewithOil.
12.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
ChangingtheOilFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
1.Runtheenginetowarmtheoil.
WARNING
Oilmaybehotaftertheenginehasbeenrun,
andcontactwithhotoilcancausesevere
personalinjury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyou
drainit.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug(
Figure11).
4.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank;referto
EmptyingtheFuelTankandCleaningtheFuelFilter.
5.Draintheengineoil;refertoChangingtheEngine
Oil.
6.Placearagundertheoilltertocatchanyoilthat
mayleakoutasyouremovethelter(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Fuelvalve
2.Oillter
7.Removetheoillter.
8.Useyourngertocoatthegasketonthenewlter
withoil(
Figure26).
Figure26
1.Gasket
9.Installthenewlterandhandtightenit2/3turn
aftertheltergasketmakescontact.
10.FillthecrankcasetotheFulllineonthedipstickwith
freshoilRefertoFillingtheCrankcasewithOil.
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