Toro 23518 - Engine Maintenance; Servicing the Air Cleaner; Servicing the Engine Oil

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every250hours—Replacetheprimary
aircleanerelement—checksecondary
aircleanerelement;replaceifdirty.
(Mayneedmoreoftenundersevere
conditions.SeetheEngineOwner’sManual
foradditionalinformation.)
Every500hours
Inspectthefoamandpaperelements,andreplacethemif
theyaredamagedorexcessivelydirty.
Important:Donotapplyoiltothefoamorpaper
element.
RemovingtheFoamandPaper
Elements
1.Stoptheengine,settheparkingbrake,removethekey,
andwaitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
2.Cleanaroundtheaircleanertopreventdirtfrom
gettingintotheengineandcausingdamage(Figure34).
Figure34
1.Cover
3.Paperelement
2.Hoseclamp4.Foamelement
3.Rotatethecoverknobs1/4turncounterclockwiseand
removetheair-cleanercover(Figure34).
4.Rotatethethumbscrewofthehoseclamp
counterclockwiseuntilyoucanseparatetheair-cleaner
assemblyfromtheinletduct(Figure34).
5.Carefullypullthefoamelementoffthepaperelement
(Figure34).
ServicingtheFoamAir-Cleaner
Element
ServiceInterval:Every250hours(moreoftenundersevere
conditions).
1.Inspecttheelementfortears,anoilylm,ordamaged
(Figure34).
Important:Replacethefoamelementifitisworn
ordamaged.
2.Washthefoamelementinliquidsoapandwarmwater.
Whentheelementisclean,rinseitthoroughly.
3.Drytheelementbysqueezingitinacleancloth.
ServicingthePaperAir-Cleaner
Element
ServiceInterval:Every200hours—Checkthepaper
air-cleanerelement(moreoftenunder
severeconditions).
Every500hours—Replacethepaperair-cleaner
element(moreoftenundersevereconditions).
Important:Donotwashthepaperair-cleanerelement.
1.Inspecttheelementfortears,anoilylm,ordamageto
therubberseal(Figure34).
Note:Replacethepaperelementifitisdamaged.
2.Cleanthepaperelementbygentlytappingittoremove
dustanddebris.
Note:Iftheelementisverydirty,replacethe
air-cleanerelement.
Note:Donotusepressurizedairtocleanthepaper
element.
InstallingtheFoamandPaperElements
Important:Topreventenginedamage,alwaysoperate
theenginewiththecompletefoamandpaperair-cleaner
assemblyinstalled.
1.Carefullyslidethefoamelementontothepaper
air-cleanerelement(Figure34).
2.Aligntheair-cleanerassemblyontotheinletductand
secureitwiththehoseclamp(Figure34).
3.Aligntheair-cleanercoverontoenginecoverand
securethecoverbyrotatingthecoverknobs1/4tun
clockwise(Figure34).
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSJorlater)
EngineOilCapacity:1.7L(1.8USqt)withthelter
removed;1.5L(1.6UDqt)withoutthelterremoved
Oilviscosity:Refertothetablebelow.
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