Toro 41177 - Engine Maintenance; Checking the Air Intake Screen; Servicing the Air Cleaner

EngineMaintenance
CheckingtheAirIntakeScreen
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
enginerotatingscreen.
Every100hours—Cleantheengine
rotatingscreen(moreoftenindusty,
dirtyconditions).
Checkandcleanasnecessarytheairintakescreenonthe
frontoftheenginebeforeeachuseordaily.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
FoamElement:Cleanandoilafterevery25operating
hours,oryearly,whicheveroccursrst.
PaperElement:Replaceafterevery100operating
hoursoryearly,whicheveroccursrst.
Note:Servicetheaircleanermorefrequently(every
fewhours)ifoperatingconditionsareextremelydusty
ordirty.
RemovingtheFoamandPaper
Elements
1.Settheparkingbrake,stopthepump,stopthe
engine,andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Releasethelatchonthebackoftheseatandliftthe
seatforward.
3.Cleanaroundtheaircleanertopreventdirt
fromgettingintotheengineandcausingdamage
(Figure47).
Figure47
1.Aircleanercover5.Foamelement
2.Knob6.Paperelement
3.Covernut
7.Rubberseal
4.Cover
8.Aircleanerbase
4.Loosentheknobontheaircleanercoverandremove
thecover(Figure47).
5.Carefullyslidethefoamelementoffthepaper
element(Figure47).
6.Unscrewthecovernutandremovethecoverand
paperelement(Figure47).
CleaningtheFoamElement
ServiceInterval:Every25hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)—Cleanandoilthefoam
aircleaner(moreoftenindusty,dirty
conditions).
1.Washthefoamelementinliquidsoapandwarm
water.
2.Whentheelementisclean,rinseitthoroughly.
3.Drytheelementbysqueezingitinacleancloth.
4.Putoneortwoouncesofoilontheelement
(Figure48).
Important:Replacethefoamelementifitis
tornorworn.
Figure48
1.Foamelement
2.Oil
5.Squeezetheelementtodistributetheoil.
CheckingthePaperElement
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)—Replacethepaperair
cleanerelement(moreoftenindusty,
dirtyconditions).
Inspectthepaperelementfortears,anoilylm,damage
totherubberseal,excessivedirt,orotherdamage
(Figure49).Ifanyoftheseconditionsexit,replacethe
lter.
Important:Donotcleanthepaperelementwith
pressurizedairorliquids,suchassolvent,gas,or
kerosene.
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