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CheckingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:BeforeeachuseordailyChecktheengine
oillevelbeforeyoustarttheenginefor
thersttime.
Engineoilspecication:
•Oiltype—APIserviceCH-4,CI-4orhigher.
•Preferredoilviscosity—SAE15W40(above0degreesF)
•Alternateoilviscosity—SAE10W30or5W30(all
temperatures)
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyourdistributor
ineither15W40or10W30viscosity.RefertothePartsCatalog
forpartnumbers.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscool,beforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifithas
alreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainbackdowntothe
sumpforatleast10minutesbeforechecking.
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;however,the
levelofoilmustbecheckedbeforeyourststarttheengine
andafteryouhaverunit.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Removethedipstick,locatedunderthepassengerseat,
andwipeitwithacleanrag(Figure18).
Note:Insertthedipstickintothetubeandmakesure
itisseatedfully.Removethedipstickandcheckthe
oillevel.
Figure18
1.Dipstick
3.Iftheoillevelislow ,removethellercapfromthe
valvecover(Figure19)andpouroilintothellerneck
untiltheoillevelisuptotheFullmarkonthedipstick.
Note:Addtheoilslowlyandchecktheleveloften
duringthisprocess.Donotoverll.
Figure19
1.Oilllercap
4.Installthellercap.
5.Installthedipstickrmlyinplace.
CheckingtheCoolantLevel
ServiceInterval:BeforeeachuseordailyCheckthelevelof
coolantintheradiatorandtheexpansion
tankatthebeginningofeachdaybefore
startingtheengine.
Coolanttype:asolutionof50%waterand50%permanent
ethyleneglycolantifreeze
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,thecoolantmay
behotandpressurized.Ifyouopentheradiator
capwhenthecoolantishot,itcouldsprayoutand
severelyburnyouorbystanders.
Allowtheenginetocoolforatleast15minutes
beforeopeningtheradiatorcap.
1.Positionthesprayeronalevelsurface.
2.Settheparkingbrake,stopthepump,stoptheengine,
andremovethekeyfromthestarterswitch.
3.Carefullyremovetheradiatorcapandtheexpansion
tankcap(Figure20).
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