Toro 30857N - Engine Maintenance; Servicing the Air Cleaner

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Checktheair-cleanerbodyfordamagewhichcouldcausean
airleak.Replaceitifitisdamaged.Checkthewholeintake
systemforleaks,damage,orloosehoseclamps.
Servicetheair-cleanerlteronlywhentheserviceindicator
(Figure27)requiresit.Changingtheairlterbeforeitis
necessaryonlyincreasesthechanceofdirtenteringtheengine
whenthelterisremoved.
Figure27
1.Air-cleanerindicator
Important:Besurethecoverisseatedcorrectlyand
sealswiththeair-cleanerbody.
1.Pullthelatchoutwardandrotatetheair-cleanercover
counterclockwise(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Air-cleanerlatch2.Air-cleanercover
2.Removethecoverfromtheair-cleanerbody.
Note:Beforeremovingthelter,uselow-pressure
air(276kPa[40psi],cleananddry)tohelpremove
largeaccumulationsofdebrispackedbetweenoutside
ofprimarylterandthecanister.Avoidusing
high-pressureairwhichcouldforcedirtthrough
thelterintotheintaketract.
Thiscleaningprocesspreventsdebrisfrommigrating
intotheintakewhentheprimarylterisremoved.
3.Removeandreplacetheprimarylter(Figure29).
Note:Cleaningtheusedelementisnotrecommended
duetothepossibilityofdamagetotheltermedia.
Figure29
1.Air-cleanerprimarylter
4.Inspectthenewlterforshippingdamage,checking
thesealingendofthelterandthebody.
Note:Donotuseadamagedelement.Insertthe
newlterbyapplyingpressuretotheouterrimof
theelementtoseatitinthecanister.Donotapply
pressuretotheexiblecenterofthelter.
Important:Neverattempttocleanthesafetylter
(Figure30).Replacethesafetylterwithanew
oneafterevery3primarylterservices.
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