Toro 30874 - Servicing the Engine Oil

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Note:Donotcleanausedelementbecause
cleaningitcandamagetheltermedia.
Important:Neverattempttocleanthesafety
lter(Figure44).Replacethesafetylter
afterevery3primarylterservices.
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1.Air-cleanersafetylter
2.Resettheindicator(Figure42)ifitshowsred.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilSpecication
Usehigh-qualityoilthatmeetsorexceedsthe
followingspecications:
•APIoilcategoryCH-4orhigher.
•Usethefollowingengineoilviscositygrade:
–Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above-18°C[0°F])
–Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(all
temperatures)
Note:T oroPremiumEngineoilisavailablefromyour
authorizedTorodistributorineither15W-40or10W-30
viscosity.SeethePartsCatalogforpartnumbers.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Theenginecomeswithoilinthecrankcase;
however,checktheoillevelbeforeandafteryoustart
theengineforthersttime.
Useonlyhigh-qualityengineoil.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhen
theengineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedforthe
day.Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrain
backdowntothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.IftheoillevelisatorbelowtheADDmark
onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltotheFULL
mark.Donotoverll.Iftheoillevelisatorbelowthe
Addmarkonthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoillevel
totheFullmark.Donotoverlltheenginewithoil.
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