Toro 41177 - Servicing the Engine Oil

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1.Paperelement2.Rubberseal
Important:Topreventenginedamage,always
operatetheenginewiththecompletefoamand
paperaircleanerassemblyinstalled.
InstallingtheFoamandPaperElements
1.Carefullyslidethefoamelementontothepaperair
cleanerelement(Figure47).
2.Slidetheaircleanerassemblyandcoverontothe
longrod.
3.Installthecovernutnger-tightagainstthecover
(Figure47).
Note:Ensurethattherubbersealisatagainstthe
aircleanerbaseandcover.
4.Installtheaircleanercoverandknob(Figure47).
5.Closeandlatchtheseat.
ServicingtheEngineOil
CrankcaseCapacityis2.1qt(2.0l)withthelter.
Usehigh-qualityengineoilthatmeetsthefollowing
specications:
•APIclassicationLevelrequired:SJ,JK,SL,or
higher.
•Preferredoil:SAE10W30(above0degreesF)
•Alternateoil:SAE5W30(below32degreesF)
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyour
distributorineither10W30or5W30viscosity.Seethe
PartsCatalogforpartnumbers.
ChecktheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Every400hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;however,
thelevelofoilmustbecheckedbeforeyourststartthe
engineandafteryouhaverunit.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Removethedipstickandwipeitwithacleanrag
(Figure50).Insertthedipstickintothetubeand
makesureitisseatedfully.Removethedipstickand
checktheoillevel.
Figure50
1.Dipstick2.Fillercap
3.Iftheoillevelislow,removethellercapfrom
thevalvecover(Figure50)andpouroilintothe
openinguntiltheoillevelisuptotheFullmarkon
thedipstick.Addtheoilslowlyandcheckthelevel
oftenduringthisprocess.Donotoverll.
4.Installthedipstickrmlyinplace.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Every100hours—Changetheengine
oil,includingsyntheticoil(more
oftenwhenoperatingunderheavy
loadorinhightemperature).
1.Starttheengineandletitrunforveminutes.This
warmstheoilsoitdrainsbetter.
2.Settheparkingbrake,stopthepump,stopthe
engine,andremovetheignitionkey.
3.Releasethelatchonthebackoftheseatandliftthe
seatforward.
Componentsundertheseatwillbehotifthe
sprayerhasbeenrunning.Ifyoutouchhot
componentsyoumaybeburned.
Allowthesprayertocoolbeforeperforming
maintenanceortouchingcomponentsunder
thehood.
4.Placeapanbelowtheoildrain.
5.Removethedrainplug(Figure51).
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