Toro 30363N - Engine Maintenance; Air Cleaner Maintenance; Servicing the Engine Oil

EngineMaintenance
AirCleanerMaintenance
•Checktheaircleanerbodyfordamagewhichcould
possiblycauseanairleak.Replaceadamagedair
cleanerbody.Checkthewholecleanairintake
systemforleaks,damage,orloosehoseclamps.
•Servicetheaircleanerlterwhentheaircleaner
indicator(
Figure43)showsredorevery400
hours(morefrequentlyinextremelydustyordirty
conditions).Donotoverservicetheairlter.
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Figure43
1.Aircleanercover5.Aircleanerindicator
2.Gasket
6.Aircleanerlatch
3.Filter7.Rubberoutletvalve
4.Aircleanerbody
•Besurethecoverisseatedcorrectlyandsealswith
theaircleanerbody.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
1.Pullthelatchoutwardandrotatetheaircleaner
covercounter-clockwise(
Figure43).
2.Removethecoverfromtheaircleanerbody
(
Figure43).
3.Beforeremovingthelter,uselowpressure
air(40psi,cleananddry)tohelpremovelarge
accumulationsofdebrispackedbetweenoutsideof
primarylterandthecanister.
Thiscleaningprocesspreventsdebrisfrommigrating
intotheintakewhentheprimarylterisremoved.
Important:Avoidusinghighpressureairwhich
couldforcedirtthroughthelterintotheintake
tract.
4.Removeandreplacetheprimarylter(
Figure43).
Important:Donotcleantheusedelementto
avoiddamagetotheltermedia.
5.Inspectthenewlterforshippingdamage,checking
thesealingendofthelterandthebody.
Important:Donotuseadamagedelement.
6.Ensurethatthefoamgasketisinplaceinthecover
andthatitisnottornordamaged(
Figure43).Ifitis
damaged,replaceit.
7.Insertthenewlterbyapplyingpressuretotheouter
rimoftheelementtoseatitinthecanister.
Important:Donotapplypressuretotheexible
centerofthelter.
8.Cleanthedirtejectionportlocatedintheremovable
cover,asfollows:
A.Removetherubberoutletvalvefromthecover
(
Figure43).
B.Cleanthecavity.
C.Replacetheoutletvalve.
9.Installthecoverorientingtherubberoutletvalvein
adownwardposition—betweenapproximately5:00
to7:00whenviewedfromtheend.
10.Resettheindicator(
Figure43)ifshowingred.
ServicingtheEngineOil
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;however,
theoillevelmustbecheckedbeforeandafterthe
engineisrststarted.Checkoillevelbeforeeachday's
operationoreachtimemachineisused.
Thecrankcasecapacityisapproximately4qt.(3.8l)
withthelter.Usehigh-qualityengineoilthatmeets
thefollowingspecications:
•APIClassicationLevelRequired:CH-4,CI-4or
higher.
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above0°F(-17°C)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(all
temperatures)
Note:ToroPremiumEngineoilisavailablefromyour
distributorineither15W-40or10W-30viscosity.Seethe
partscatalogforpartnumbers.
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