Toro 31230N - Changing the Engine Oil and Filter; Adjusting the Throttle

4.Removedipstickandcheckoillevelondipstick.The
oillevelshouldbeuptotheFullmark.
5.IftheoillevelisbelowtheFullmark,removethell
cap(Figure26)andaddoiluntillevelreachestheFull
markondipstick.
Donotoverll.
Important:Besuretokeeptheengineoillevel
betweentheupperandlowerlimitsontheoil
gauge.Enginefailuremayoccurasaresultofover
llingorunderllingtheengineoil.
6.Installtheoilllcapandclosethehood.
ChangingtheEngineOiland
Filter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every150hours
1.Removethedrainplug(
Figure27)andlettheoilow
intoadrainpan.
Figure27
1.Oildrainplug2.Oillter
2.Whentheoilstops,installthedrainplug.
3.Removetheoillter(Figure27).
4.Applyalightcoatofcleanoiltothenewlterseal.
5.Installthereplacementoilltertothelteradapter.
Turntheoillterclockwiseuntiltherubbergasket
contactsthelteradapter,thentightenthelteran
additional1/2turn.
Important:Donotover-tightenthelter.
6.Addoiltothecrankcase;refertoCheckingtheEngine
OilLevel.
AdjustingtheThrottle
1.Movethethrottleleverforwardtothefrontofthe
controlpanelslotandthenmoveitbackapproximately
1/8inchintotheFASTidledetentposition.
2.Checkthepositionofthespeedcontrolleveronthe
enginefuelinjectionpump.Thespeedcontrollever
shouldbecontactingthehighspeedscrewwhenthe
throttlecontrolleverisintheFAST(detent)position
(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Throttlecable
3.Speedcontrollever
2.Highspeedscrew
4.Cablejamnuts
3.Ifnecessary,thepositionofthethrottlecontrolcable
jamnutscanbeadjusteduntilspeedcontrollever
contactshighspeedscrewwhenthrottlecontrollever
isatFAST(detent)position(
Figure28).
4.Makesurethatthecablejamnutsarefullytightened
aftertheadjustment
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