Toro 74274 - Engine Maintenance; Checking the Engine Oil Level; Changing the Engine Oil

CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(Figure34)sodirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagetheengine.
4.Pulltheoildipstickoutandwipethemetalendclean
(Figure34).
5.Slidetheoildipstickfullyintothellertube.Pullthe
dipstickoutandlookatthemetalend(Figure34).If
theoillevelislow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilinto
thellholetoraisetheleveltothefullmark.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilbecausethismaycauseenginedamage.Do
notruntheenginewithoilbelowthelowmark
becausetheenginemaybedamagedasaresult.
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1.Oildipstick3.Rearleftsideofmachine
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(Figure35).
6.Removetheoilllercapfromthetopoftheengine
(Figure37).Thiswillhelptheoiltodrain.
7.Installthedrainplugandtightenitto25-1/2ft-lb
(35N•m).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
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Figure35
1.Backofmachine
2.Drainplug
AddingEngineOil
1.Tilttheseatforwardandremovethefrontengine
panel(Figure36).
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