Toro 74268CP - Servicing the Engine Oil

Important:Donotpressonthesoftinsidearea
ofthelter.
4.Installtheaircleanercoverwiththesideindicatedas
UPfacingupandsecurethelatches(Figure40).
5.Installthefrontenginepanel.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:High-qualitydetergentoilclassied“API
ServiceCForCF-4"orhigherfordieselengines.Do
notusespecialadditiveswithrecommendedoils.
CrankcaseCapacity:3.5quarts(3.3liters)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
Figure41
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(Figure42)sodirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagetheengine.
4.Pulltheoildipstickoutandwipethemetalendclean
(Figure42).
5.Slidetheoildipstickfullyintothetube.Pullthe
dipstickoutandlookatthemetalend(Figure42).If
theoillevelislow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilinto
thellholetoraisetheleveltothefullmark.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilbecausethismaycauseenginedamage.Do
notruntheenginewithoilbelowthelowmark
becausetheenginemaybedamagedasaresult.
Figure42
1.Oildipstick3.Rightsideofmachine
2.Metalend
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every100hours
1.Starttheengineandletitrunforveminutes.This
warmstheoilsoitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
3.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
5.Placeapanbelowtheoildrain.Removethedrain
plugandlettheoildraincompletely(Figure46).
6.Removetheoilllercapfromthetopoftheengine
(Figure44).Thiswillhelptheoiltodrain.
7.Installthedrainplugandtightenitto25-1/2ft-lb
(35N-m).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
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