Toro 31200 - Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing the Air Cleaner

EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Shutofftheengineandremovethekeybefore
checkingtheoiloraddingoiltothecrankcase.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeed
theengine.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
theair-cleanerindicator.
Every400hours—Servicetheaircleaner
(earlieriftheaircleanerindicatorshowsred,
andmorefrequentlyinextremelydirtyordusty
conditions).
Checktheair-cleanerbodyfordamage,whichcould
causeanairleak.Replaceitifitisdamaged.Check
thewholeintakesystemforleaks,damage,orloose
hoseclamps.
Servicetheair-cleanerlteronlywhentheservice
indicatorrequiresit(Figure68).Changingtheairlter
beforeitisnecessaryonlyincreasesthechanceof
dirtenteringtheenginewhenyouremovethelter.
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Figure68
1.Air-cleanerindicator
Important:Besurethatthecoverisseated
correctlyandsealswiththeair-cleanerbody.
1.Replacetheaircleaner(Figure69).
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Figure69
Note:Donotcleantheusedelementduetothe
possibilityofdamagetotheltermedia.
Important:Neverattempttocleanthesafety
lter(Figure70).Replacethesafetylter
afterevery3primarylterservices.
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