Toro 74274 - Engine Maintenance; Adding Engine Oil

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Figure36
1.Knob2.Frontenginepanel
2.Removetheoilllercapandthedipstick(Figure37).
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Figure37
1.Engine
2.Oilllcap
3.Toaddoiltotheengine,locateanduseahoseand
funnelforaddingoil(Figure38).
4.Addoilslowly,checkingthelevelwiththedipstick
frequentlyuntilthelevelreachestheupperholeon
thedipstick.Forthecorrectoiltypeandviscosity
touseindifferenttemperatureconditions,referto
ServicingtheEngineOilinEngineMaintenance,
page31,).
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Figure38
1.Engineoil2.Funnelandhose
Important:Addtheoilveryslowlyanddonot
blocktheopeningofthellerhole(Figure39).
Ifyouaddoiltoofastorblockthehole,theoil
couldbackupandfoultheairintakes,causing
enginedamage.
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Figure39
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.
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