Toro 44538 - Engine Oil Servicing; Checking Engine Oil Level; Changing Engine Oil

ServicingtheEngineOil
Note:Changetheoilmorefrequentlywhenthe
operatingconditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSG,SH,SJor
higher)
CrankcaseCapacity:w/lter,67oz.(2l)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow .
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CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifit
hasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainbackdown
tothesumpforatleast10minutesbeforechecking.If
theoillevelisatorbelowthe‘add’markonthedipstick,
addoiltobringtheoilleveltothe‘full’mark.DONOT
OVERFILL.Iftheoillevelisbetweenthe‘full’and
‘add’marks,nooiladditionisrequired.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Turntheignitionkeytooff,andremovethekey.
3.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(Figure18)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagetheengine.
Figure18
1.Oildipstick
2.Fillertube
4.Unscrewtheoildipstickandwipetheendclean
(Figure18).
5.Slidetheoildipstickfullyintothellertube,butdo
notthreadontotube(Figure18).
6.Pullthedipstickoutandlookatthemetalend.Ifthe
oillevelislow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilintothe
llertubetoraisetheleveltotheFullmark.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilandruntheengine.Enginedamagecan
result.
ChangingtheOil
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
1.Starttheengineandletitrunveminutes.This
warmstheoilsoitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoensuretheoildrains
completely.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Placeapanbelowthedrain.Rotateoildrainvalveto
allowoiltodrain(Figure19).
Note:Ahosemaybeinsertedontothedrainvalve
todirecttheoilow .
5.Whenoilhasdrainedcompletely,closethedrain
valve.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
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