Toro 23210 - Servicing the Engine Oil

Important:Neverattempttocleanthesafety
lter.
3.Inspectthenewlter(s)fordamagebylookinginto
thelterwhileshiningabrightlightontheoutside
ofthelter.Holesinthelterwillappearasbright
spots.Inspecttheelementfortears,anoilylm,or
damagetotherubberseal.Ifthelterisdamaged
donotuseit.
4.Ifyouarereplacingthesafetylter,carefullyslide
thenewlterintothelterbody(
Figure30).
Important:Topreventenginedamage,always
operatetheenginewithbothairltersandcover
installed.
5.Carefullyslidetheprimarylteroverthesafetylter
(
Figure30).Ensurethatitisfullyseatedbypushing
ontheouterrimofthelterwhileinstallingit.
Important:Donotpressonthesoftinsidearea
ofthelter.
6.Installtheaircleanercoverwiththedustcaporiented
asshownin
Figure30andsecurethelatches.
ServicingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engineoillevel.
Every100hours—Changetheengine
oil.
Every200hours—Changetheoil
lter.
Note:Changetheoilmorefrequentlywhenthe
operatingconditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSF,SG,SH,orSJ)
CrankcaseCapacity:58ounces(1.7liter)withthelter
removed;51ounces(1.5liter)withoutthelterremoved
Viscosity:Refertothetable(
Figure31).
Figure31
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Lowerthegrinder.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(
Figure32)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagetheengine.
Figure32
1.Oildipstick
2.Fillertube
5.Unscrewtheoildipstickandwipetheendclean
(Figure32).
6.Slidetheoildipstickfullyintothellertube,butdo
notthreadontotube(Figure32).
7.Pullthedipstickoutandlookattheend.Iftheoil
levelislow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilintotheller
tubetoraisetheleveltotheFullmark.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilandruntheengine;enginedamagecan
result.
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