Toro 30308 - Changing the Engine Oil and Filter

Important: A v oid using high pr essur e
air which could f orce dir t thr ough the filter
into the intak e tract.
4. R emo v e and re place the primar y filter
( Figure 45 ).
Important: Do not clean the used
element to a v oid dama ge to the filter
media.
Figure 45
1. Filter
5. Inspect the new filter for shipping damag e ,
c hec king the sealing end of the filter and the
body .
Important: Do not use a dama ged
element.
6. Inser t the new filter b y applying pressure to
the outer rim of the element to seat it in the
canister .
Important: Do not appl y pr essur e to the
flexible center of the filter .
7. Clean the dir t ejection por t located in the
remo v able co v er , as follo ws:
A. R emo v e the r ubber outlet v alv e from the
co v er .
B . Clean the ca vity .
C . R e place the outlet v alv e .
8. Install the co v er orienting the r ubber outlet
v alv e in a do wnw ard position—betw een
appro ximately 5:00 to 7:00 when view ed from
the end ( Figure 44 ).
9. R eset the indicator ( Figure 43 ) if sho wing red.
Changing the Engine Oil
And Filter
Chec k oil lev el after eac h da y’ s operation or eac h
time mac hine is used. Chang e oil and filter initially
after first 50 hours of operation; c hang e oil and
filter after ev er y 150 hours of operation thereafter .
If possible , r un engine just before c hanging oil
because w ar m oil flo ws better and car ries more
contaminants than cold oil.
1. P osition the mac hine on a lev el surface .
2. Open the hood.
3. Set a drain pan under the oil pan and in line
with the drain plug ( Figure 46 ).
Figure 46
1. Drain plug
4. Clean the area around the drain plug .
5. R emo v e the drain plug and allo w oil to flo w
into drain pan.
6. R emo v e and re place the oil filter ( Figure 47 ).
Figure 47
1. Oil lter
7. After the oil is drained, install the drain plug
and wipe up any oil that is spilled.
8. Fill the crankcase with oil; refer to Chec king
the Engine Oil Lev el in Operation , pag e 29 .
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