Toro 38818 - Filling the Engine with Oil; No Parts Required

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1.Wormgear
3.Mountingange
2.Bracket4.Bolt,Bellevillewasher,
andlocknut
4.Looselymountthewormgearandthebrackettothe
mountingangewithabolt,aBellevillewasher,anda
locknutasshowninFigure11.
5.Slidethewormgearintotheteethofthechuteretaining
ringandtightenthelocknut(Figure11).
6.Tightenthelocknutsthatsecurethe2chutecontrol
brackets(Figure10).
7.Checktheoperationofthechutecontrolrod,and
movethewormgearslightlyoutwardifitbinds.
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FillingtheEnginewithOil
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Yourmachinecomeswith20oz.(0.6l)ofoilintheengine.
Note:Beforestartingtheengine,checktheoilleveland
addoilifnecessary.
Max.ll:20oz.(0.6l),type:automotivedetergentoilwithan
APIserviceclassicationofSF,SG,SH,SJ,SL,orhigher.
Referto
Figure12toselectthebestoilviscosityforthe
outdoortemperaturerangeexpected.
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1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurfacetoensurean
accurateoillevelreading.
2.Cleanaroundthedipstick(Figure13).
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1.Dipstick2.Fillerhole
3.Removethedipstickbyrotatingthecap
counterclockwiseandpullingitout.
4.Slowlypourabout3/4ofthecrankcasecapacityofoil
intothecrankcase.
5.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
6.Installthedipstickintothellerneck,thenremoveit.
Note:Toensureanaccurateoillevelreading,you
mustfullyinstallthedipstick.
7.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick.
8.IftheoillevelisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,
slowlypouronlyenoughoilintothellerholetoraise
theoilleveltotheFullmarkonthedipstick.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
andruntheengine;enginedamagewillresult.
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