Toro 30280 - Engine Maintenance; Servicing the Air Cleaner; Servicing the Engine Oil

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1. Spacer nut
4. Caster wheel
2. Bearing seal (new seals
required)
5. Nut and axle assembled
3. Bearing
Engine Maintenance
Servicing the Air Cleaner
R e place the air filter ev er y 200 operating hours .
Note: Ser vice the filter more frequently if
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy .
Removing the Filters
1. Diseng ag e the PTO , mo v e the motion control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and set
the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. R elease the latc hes on the air cleaner and pull
the air cleaner co v er off of the air cleaner body
( Figure 31 ).
Figure 31
1. Latches 3. Air lter body
2. Air cleaner cover 4. Primary lter
4. Clean the inside of the air cleaner co v er with
compressed air .
5. Gently slide the air filter out of the air cleaner
body ( Figure 31 ). A v oid knoc king the filter
into the side of the body .
6. Inspect the air filter for damag e b y looking
into the filter while shining a bright light on
the outside of the filter . Holes in the filter will
appear as bright spots . If the filter is damag ed
discard it.
Servicing the Air Filter
Do not clean the filter . R e place it after 200
operating hours .
Installing the Air Filter
Important: T o pr ev ent engine dama ge,
al w ays operate the engine with the air filter
and co v er installed.
1. If installing a new filter , c hec k it for shipping
damag e . Do not use a damag ed filter .
2. Carefully slide the air filter into the body
( Figure 31 ).
Note: Ensure that it is fully seated b y pushing
on the outer rim of the filter while installing it.
Important: Do not pr ess on the soft
inside ar ea of the filter .
3. Install the air cleaner co v er with the side
indicated as UP facing up and secure the
latc hes ( Figure 31 ).
Servicing the Engine Oil
Service Interval/Specication
Chec k the engine oil lev el daily .
Chang e the engine oil as follo ws:
• After the first 8 operating hours
• After ev er y 100 operating hours
Note: Chang e the oil more frequently when
the operating conditions are extremely dusty
or sandy .
Oil T ype: Deterg ent oil (API ser vice SF , SG ,
SH, or SJ)
Crankcase Capacity: 58 ounces (1.7 liter) with
the filter remo v ed; 51 ounces (1.5 liter) without
the filter remo v ed
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