Toro 22296 - Changing the Engine Oil

5.Removethefoamandpaperelementsfromthebaseof
theaircleaner(Figure22).
6.Removethefoamelementfromthepaperelement
(Figure22).
Figure22
1.Nut(2)
4.Foamelement
2.Cover
5.Base
3.Paperelement
7.Inspectthefoamandpaperelements,andreplacethem
iftheyaredamagedorexcessivelydirty.
8.Ifthepaperelementisexcessivelydirty,replaceit.
Note:Nevertrytobrushdirtoffthepaperelement;
brushingforcesthedirtintothebers.
9.Cleanthefoamelementinwarm,soapywaterorin
anonammablesolvent.
Note:Donotusegasolinetocleanthefoamelement
becauseitcouldcreateariskofreorexplosion.
10.Rinseanddrythefoamelementthoroughly.
11.Dipthefoamelementincleanengineoil,thensqueeze
outtheexcessoil.
Note:Excessoilinthefoamelementrestrictstheair
owthroughtheelementandmayreachthepaper
lterandclogit.
12.Wipedirtfromboththebaseandthecoveroftheair
cleanerwithamoistrag.
Note:Becarefultopreventdirtanddebrisfrom
enteringtheairductleadingtothecarburetor.
13.Installtheaircleanerelementsandensurethatthey
areproperlyinplace.
14.Securelyinstallthecoverwiththe2nutsthatyou
removedinstep3.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst20hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Every100hours—Changetheengineoil.
1.Runtheenginetowarmtheengineoil.
Note:Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
WARNING
Oilmaybehotafterenginehasbeenrun,and
contactwithhotoilcancauseseverepersonal
injury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyou
drainit.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
4.Closethefuelvalvebymovingthefuel-valveleverto
theleft(Figure14).
5.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank.
6.Placeasuitabledrainpanunderthedipstick/oildrain.
7.Cleanaroundthedipstick.
8.Removethedipstickbyrotatingthecap
counterclockwiseandpullingitout.
9.Tipthemachineontoitsrightside(airlterup)to
draintheoilintothedrainpan.
10.Afterdrainingtheoil,returnthemachinetothe
operatingposition.
11.Fillthecrankcasetotheupper-limitmarkonthe
dipstickwithfreshoil;referto2FillingtheCrankcase
withOil(page8).
12.Insertthedipstickintothellerneckandrotatethecap
clockwiseuntilitistight.
13.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
14.Recycletheusedoilaccordingtolocalcodes.
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