Toro 74268CP - Changing the Engine Oil Filter

AddingEngineOil
1.Tilttheseatforwardandremovethefrontengine
panel(Figure43).
Figure43
1.Frontenginepanel2.Knob
2.Removetheoilllercapandthedipstick(Figure44).
Figure44
1.Engine
2.Oilllcap
3.Toaddoiltotheengine,locateanduseahoseand
funnelforaddingoil.
4.Addoilslowly,checkingthelevelwiththedipstick
frequentlyuntilthelevelreachestheupperholeon
thedipstick.Forthecorrectoiltypeandviscosity
touseindifferenttemperatureconditions,referto
ServicingtheEngineOilinEngineMaintenance,
page33,).
Important:Addtheoilveryslowlyanddonot
blocktheopeningofthellerhole(Figure45).
Ifyouaddoiltoofastorblockthehole,theoil
couldbackupandfoultheairintakes,causing
enginedamage.
Figure45
1.Notetheclearanceleftinthelleropening.
5.Replacethedipstickandinstallthefrontengine
panel.
6.Starttheengineandrunitatidlefor5minutes.
7.Shutofftheengine.
8.Wait3minutesandchecktheoillevel.
9.Addoil,ifrequired,tobringtheleveltotheupper
holeonthedipstick.
10.Replacethedipstickand,llercap,andthefront
enginepanel.
11.Checkforleaks.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilbecausethismaycauseenginedamage.
ChangingtheEngineOilFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every200hours
1.Draintheoilfromtheengine;refertoChangingthe
EngineOil.
Placeadrippanbeneaththeoildriptraytoreceive
oilfromtheoillterandoilpassagesintheengine.
2.Turntheltercounterclockwisetoremoveit
(Figure47andFigure47).
Note:Disposeoftheoillterproperly.Recyclein
accordancewithlocalcodes.
3.Beforeinstallingthelter,lightlyoilthegasketon
thelterwithfresh,cleanoil.Screwthelteronby
handuntilthegasketcontactstheoillteradapter.
Tighten1/2to3/4turnmore.
4.Addoil;refertoAddingEngineOil.
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