Toro 38458 - Changing the Engine Oil (Continued); Oil Viscosity Selection Guide; Servicing the Spark Plug; Spark Plug Replacement Procedure

Figure31
1.Oilllcap
7.Unscrewtheoilllcapandremoveit(Figure31).
8.Withthemachineintheoperatingposition,carefully
pouroilintotheoilllhole.Wait3minutesforthe
oiltosettleandaddenoughtobringittothepointof
overow .Thereshouldbeverylittle,ifany,oilleftin
thebottle(Figure33).
Note:Youmaytipthemachineforward(handleup)
tomakeaddingoileasier.Remembertoreturnthe
machinetotheoperatingpositionbeforecheckingthe
oillevel.
Important:Donottipthemachinealltheway
forwardontoitsnose,orfuelmayleakoutofthe
machine.
Maxll:20oz.(0.6l),type:automotivedetergentoil
withanAPIserviceclassicationofSJ,SL,orhigher.
UseFigure32belowtoselectthebestoilviscosityfor
theoutdoortemperaturerangeexpected:
Figure32
Figure33
9.Screwtheoilllcapintotheoilllhole,andhand
tightenitsecurely.
10.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
11.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocalrecycling
center.
ServicingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checkthesparkplugandreplace
itifnecessary.
UseaNGKBPR6ESorChampionRN9YCsparkplug
orequivalent.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Rotatethedischargechutesothatitfacesforward.
3.Removethedischargechute,thedischargechute
handle,andthechutesealbyremovingthe3large
screwsandonesmallscrew(Figure34).
Figure34
1.Fueltankcap
4.Smallscrew
2.Largescrews(3)5.Chuteseal
3.Dischargechute
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