Toro 30381N - Fuel System Maintenance; Bleeding the Fuel System; Cleaning the Fuel Tank; Fuel Lines and Connections

FuelSystem
Maintenance
Note:RefertoAddingFuelforproperfuel
recommendations.
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.Are
orexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothersand
cancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,in
anopenarea,whentheengineisoffandiscold.
Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Addfuel
tothefueltankuntilthelevelistothebottom
ofthellerneck.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approvedcontainer
andkeepthecapinplace.
ServicingtheWaterSeparator
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Drainwaterorothercontaminantsfromwaterseparator
(
Figure62)daily.Replaceltercanisterafterevery400hours
ofoperation.
1.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuellter.
2.Loosenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister.
Figure62
1.Waterseparatorltercanister
3.Cleantheareawheretheltercanistermounts.
4.Removetheltercanisterandcleanthemounting
surface.
5.Lubricatethegasketontheltercanisterwithcleanoil.
6.Installtheltercanisterbyhanduntilthegasket
contactsmountingsurface,thenrotateitanadditional
1/2turn.
7.Tightenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister.
CleaningtheFuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every2years
Note:Also,drainandcleanthetankifthefuelsystem
becomescontaminatedorifthemachineistobestoredfor
anextendedperiod.
Usecleandieselfueltoushoutthetank.
FuelLinesandConnections
ServiceInterval:Every400hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)
Inspectthefuellinesfordeterioration,damage,chafng,or
looseconnections.
BleedingtheFuelSystem
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.Ensurethatthe
fueltankisatleasthalffull.
2.Unlatchandraisethehood.
3.Placearagundertheairbleedscrewonthefuel
injectionpumpandopenit(
Figure63).
Figure63
1.Fuelinjectionpumpbleedscrew
4.TurnthekeyintheignitionswitchtotheRunposition.
Theelectricfuelpumpwillbeginoperation,thereby
forcingairoutaroundtheairbleedscrew .
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