Toro 74096 - Changing the Engine Oil and Filter; Engine Oil and Filter Change Procedure

ChangingtheEngineOilandFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst200hours—Change
theengineoilandlter.
Every200hours—Changetheengineoiland
lterifnotusingT oroPremiumEngineOil,but
anyoilmeetingAPIclassicationCJ-4orhigher
orasstatedinEngine-OilSpecications.
Every400hours—Changetheengineoiland
lterifusingT oroPremiumEngineOil(API
classicationCK-4orhigher)moreoftenindirty
anddustyconditions.
Yearly—Ifyouoperatethemachinelessthan
200hours,changetheengineoilandlter.
Ifpossible,runtheenginejustbeforechangingthe
oilbecausewarmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminantsthancoldoil.
1.Parkmachineonalevelsurface.
2.Engagetheparkingbrake.
3.Shutoftheengineandremovethekey.
4.Openthehood.
5.ChangetheengineoilasshowninFigure42.
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Figure42
6.Replacetheengine-oillterasshowninFigure
43.
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Figure43
7.Fillthecrankcasewithoil;refertoEngine-Oil
Specications(page38).
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