Toro 41188 - Engine Maintenance; Checking the Air-Intake Screen; Servicing the Air Cleaner

EngineMaintenance
CheckingtheAir-Intake
Screen
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
theengine-rotatingscreen.
Every100hours—Cleantheengine-rotating
screen(moreoftenindusty,dirtyconditions).
Checkandcleanasnecessarytheair-intakescreen
onthefrontoftheenginebeforeeachuseordaily.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every50hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)(moreoftenindusty,
dirtyconditions).
Every200hours/Yearly(whichevercomesrst)
(moreoftenindusty,dirtyconditions).
RemovingtheFoamandPaper
Elements
1.Settheparkingbrake,stopthepump,shutoff
theengine,andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Releasethelatchonthebackoftheseatandlift
theseatforward.
3.Cleanaroundtheaircleanertopreventdirtfrom
gettingintotheengineandcausingdamage
(Figure34).
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Figure34
1.Air-cleanercover5.Foamelement
2.Knob6.Paperelement
3.Covernut
7.Rubberseal
4.Cover
8.Air-cleanerbase
4.Loosentheknobontheair-cleanercoverand
removethecover(Figure34).
5.Carefullyslidethefoamelementoffthepaper
element(Figure34).
6.Unscrewthecovernutandremovethecover
andpaperelement(Figure34).
CleaningtheFoamElement
1.Washthefoamelementinliquidsoapandwarm
water.
2.Whentheelementisclean,rinseitthoroughly.
3.Drytheelementbysqueezingitinacleancloth.
4.Put30to59ml(1to2oz)ofoilontheelement
(Figure35).
Important:Replacethefoamelementifit
istornorworn.
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Figure35
1.Foamelement
2.Oil
5.Squeezetheelementtodistributetheoil.
CheckingthePaperElement
Inspectthepaperelementfortears,anoilylm,
damagetotherubberseal,excessivedirt,orother
damage(Figure36).Ifanyoftheseconditionsexist,
replacethelter.
Important:Donotcleanthepaperelementwith
pressurizedairorliquids,suchasasolvent,
gasoline,orkerosene.
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Figure36
1.Paperelement2.Rubberseal
Important:Topreventenginedamage,always
operatetheenginewiththecompletefoamand
paperair-cleanerassemblyinstalled.
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