Toro 31202 - Servicing the Engine Oil

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Figure70
1.Air-cleanersafetylter
2.Resettheindicator(Figure68)ifitshowsred.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilSpecication
UseToroPremiumEngineOiloranotherhigh-quality,
low-ashengineoilthatmeetsorexceedsthefollowing
specications:
•APIservicecategoryCJ-4orhigher
•ACEAservicecategoryE6
•JASOservicecategoryDH-2
Important:UsingengineoilotherthanAPICJ-4
orhigher,ACEAE6,orJASODH-2maycausethe
dieselparticulateltertoplugorcauseengine
damage.
Usethefollowingengineoilviscositygrade:
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above0°F)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(all
temperatures)
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyour
authorizedT orodistributorineither15W-40or10W-30
viscositygrades.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;
however,theoillevelmustbecheckedbeforeand
aftertheengineisrststarted.
Important:Checktheengineoildaily.Ifthe
engine-oillevelisabovetheFullmarkonthe
dipstick,theengineoilmaybedilutedwithfuel;
IftheengineoillevelisabovetheFullmark,
changetheengineoil.
Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.
Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainback
downtothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.IftheoillevelisatorbelowtheAddmark
onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltotheFull
mark.Donotoverlltheenginewithoil.
Important:Keeptheengineoillevelbetweenthe
upperandlowerlimitsonthedipstick;theengine
mayfailifyourunitwithtoomuchortoolittleoil.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Checktheengine-oillevel(Figure71).
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Figure71
Note:Whenusingdifferentoil,drainalloldoil
fromthecrankcasebeforeaddingnewoil.
CrankcaseOilCapacity
5.2L(5.5USqt)withthelter.
ChangingtheEngineOilandFilter
ServiceInterval:Every250hours
1.Starttheengineandletitrun5minutestoallow
theoiltowarmup.
2.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engage
theparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,remove
thekey.
3.Replacetheengineoilandlter(Figure72).
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