Toro 30857N - Operation; Checking the Engine-Oil Level

Operation
Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachine
fromthenormaloperatingposition.
CAUTION
Thismachineproducessoundlevelsinexcessof
85dBAattheoperator'searandcancausehearing
lossthroughextendedperiodsofexposure.
Wearhearingprotectionwhenoperatingthis
machine.
CAUTION
Ifyouleavethekeyintheignitionswitch,someone
couldaccidentlystarttheengineandseriously
injureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionbeforeyoudoany
maintenance.
CheckingtheEngine-oilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;however,the
oillevelmustbecheckedbeforeandaftertheengineisrst
started.
Thecrankcasecapacityisapproximately9.5L(10USqt)with
thelter.
Usehigh-qualityengineoilthatmeetsthefollowing
specications:
•APIClassicationLevelRequired:CH-4,CI-4,orhigher.
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above-18°C[0°F])
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(alltemperatures)
Note:ToroPremiumEngineoilisavailablefromyour
distributorineither15W-40or10W-30viscosity.Seethe
partscatalogforpartnumbers.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifit
hasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainbackdownto
thesumpforatleast10minutesbeforechecking.Ifthe
oillevelisatorbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,add
oiltobringtheoilleveltotheFullmark.Donotoverll.
IftheoillevelisbetweentheFullandAddmarks,nooil
additionisrequired.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Unlocktheenginecoverlatchesandopentheengine
cover.
3.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,installthedipstick
intothetube,andpullitoutagain.
Theoillevelshouldbeinthesaferange(Figure13).
Figure13
1.Dipstick
4.Iftheoilisbelowthesaferange,removethellcap
(Figure14)andaddoiluntilthelevelreachestheFull
mark.Donotoverll.
Figure14
1.Oil-llcap
Note:Whenusingdifferentoil,drainalloldoilfrom
thecrankcasebeforeaddingnewoil.
5.Installtheoilllcapanddipstick.
6.Closetheenginecoverandsecureitwiththelatches.
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