Toro 30488 - Changing the Engine Oil

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
4.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(Figure30)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagetheengine.
Figure30
1.Oildipstick
2.Fillertube
5.Unscrewtheoildipstickandwipetheendclean(Figure
30).
6.Slidetheoildipstickfullyintothellertube,butdonot
threaditontothetube(Figure30).
7.Pullthedipstickoutandlookattheend.Iftheoillevel
islow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilintothellertube
toraisetheleveltotheFullmark.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
andruntheengine;enginedamagecanresult.
ChangingtheEngineOil
1.Parkthemachine,sothatthedrainsideisslightlylower
thantheoppositeside,toensurethattheoildrains
completely.
2.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
4.Slidethedrainhoseovertheoil-drainvalve.
5.Placeadrainpanbelowthedrainhose.
6.Rotatetheoil-drainvalvetoallowtheoiltodrain
(Figure31).
7.Whenoilhasdrainedcompletely,closethedrainvalve.
8.Removethedrainhose(Figure31).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
Figure31
1.Oil-drainvalve2.Oil-drainhose
9.Slowlypourapproximately80%ofthespeciedoil
intothellertube(Figure30).
10.Checktheoillevel;refertoCheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level(page27).
11.SlowlyaddtheadditionaloiltobringittotheFull
mark.
ChangingtheEngine-OilFilter
Note:Changetheoilltermorefrequentlywhenthe
operatingconditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
1.Draintheoilfromtheengine;refertoChangingthe
EngineOil(page27).
2.Removetheoldlter(Figure32).
Figure32
1.Oillter
2.Adapter
3.Applyathincoatofnewoiltotherubbergasketon
thereplacementlter(Figure32).
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