Toro 25450W - Checking the Charge-Air Piping; Servicing the Air-Cleaner System

CheckingtheCharge-air
Piping
ServiceInterval:Every250hours
Inspectthecharge-airpipingandhoses(Figure68)forleaks,
holes,cracks,orlooseconnections,andtightenanyloose
connections.
Figure68
1.Charge-airpipe(right)
ServicingtheAir-cleaner
System
Important:Donotremovetheair-cleanerelements
fromthemachineandoperatetheenginetocheckfor
arestriction;dirtanddebriscouldentertheengineand
causeprematurewear.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsin
thefollowingprocedures.
Note:Checktheprimaryandsecondaryair-cleanerelements
whentherestrictedair-cleanerlightcomeson.
Note:Donotreplaceanoldaircleanerelementwithan
elementthatismorethan5yearsold;checkthedateof
manufactureontheendcapoftheelement.
Note:Everytimeyouservicetheaircleanersystem,ensure
thatallhoseconnectionsandangesareairtight.Replace
alldamagedparts.
CheckingtheAir-intakePiping
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Every250hours
Inspecttheair-intakepipingforwear,damage,andloose
clamps(Figure69).
Figure69
1.Charge-airpipe(left)
•Replacealldamagedpipes,andtightenlooseclampsto
preventtheairsystemfromleaking.
Note:Torquethelooseclampsto8N-m(72in-lb).
•Checkforcorrosionundertheclampsandhoses.
Corrosioncanallowcorrodeddebrisanddirttoenter
theintakesystem.Disassembleandcleanthecleanthe
componentsasnecessary.
ReplacingtheAir-cleanerElements
Important:Donottrytocleanadirtyprimaryor
secondaryair-cleanerelement.
1.Removetheleftsidepanel;refertoRemovingtheSide
Panels(page45).
2.Unlatchthe4latchesthatholdtheair-cleanercover
andremovethecover(Figure70).
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