Toro 38838 - Changing the Engine Oil

ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Every50hours—Changetheengineoil.
Changetheengineoilevery25operatinghours
whenoperatingtheengineunderaheavyload.
Ifpossible,runtheengineforafewminutesbefore
changingtheoilbecausewarmoilowsbetterand
carriesmorecontaminants.
Engineoilcapacity
0.7L(24oz)*
OilviscosityRefertoFigure33.
APIserviceclassicationSJorhigher
*Thereisresidualoilinthecrankcaseafteryoudrain
theoil.Donotpourtheentirecapacityofoilintothe
crankcase.Fillthecrankcasewithoilasdirectedin
thefollowingsteps.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Cleantheareaaroundtheoil-draincap(Figure
32).
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Figure32
1.Oil-draincap
3.Slideanoil-drainpanunderthedrainextension
andremovetheoil-draincap.
Note:Whenremovingthecap,ensurethatthe
tubedoesnotloosen.
4.Draintheoil.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocal
recyclingcenter.
5.Installtheoil-draincapandtightenitsecurely.
6.Cleanaroundtheoilll/dipstick.
7.Unscrewthedipstickandremoveit.
8.Carefullypourabout3/4oftheenginecapacity
ofoilintotheoil-lltube.
UseFigure33toselectthebestoilviscosityfor
theoutdoortemperaturerangeexpected:
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Figure33
9.Wait3minutesfortheoiltosettleintheengine.
10.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
11.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltubeandscrew
itin,thenremovethedipstick.
12.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick.
•Iftheoillevelonthedipstickistoolow,
carefullypourasmallamountofoilinto
theoil-lltube,wait3minutes,andrepeat
steps10through12untiltheoillevelonthe
dipstickiscorrect.
•Iftheoillevelonthedipstickistoohigh,
draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevelonthe
dipstickiscorrect.
Important:Iftheoillevelintheengineistoo
lowortoohighandyouruntheengine,you
maydamagetheengine.
13.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely.
14.Recycletheusedoilproperly.
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