Toro 74402 - Servicing the Engine Oil

2. Mo v e the motion control lev ers to the brak e
position, stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait
for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Clean around the air cleaner to prev ent dir t from
g etting into the engine and causing damag e . Pull
up on the air cleaner co v er handle and rotate it
to w ard the engine ( Figure 21 ). R emo v e the air
cleaner co v er .
Figure 21
1. Air cleaner cover 2. Air cleaner cover handle
4. Carefully slide the paper element and foam element
from the blo w er housing ( Figure 22 ).
Figure 22
1. Paper element 4. Tab
2. Foam element 5. Slot
3. Air cleaner cover 6. Blower housing
Cleaning the Foam Element
1. W ash the foam element in liquid soap and
w ar m w ater . W hen the element is clean, rinse it
thoroughly .
2. Dr y the element b y squeezing it in a clean cloth.
Do not oil the element.
Important: R eplace the f oam element if it is
tor n or w or n.
Important: Do not clean or oil the paper
element . R eplace the paper element if it is
dama ged or cannot be cleaned thor oughl y .
Installing the Foam and Paper
Elements
Important: T o pr ev ent engine dama ge, al w ays
operate the engine with the complete f oam and
paper air cleaner assembl y installed.
1. Place the foam element and paper element into the
blo w er housing .
Note: Mak e sure that the r ubber seal is flat
ag ainst the air cleaner base .
2. Align the tabs on the air cleaner co v er with the
slots of the blo w er housing ( Figure 22 ). Hook
the handle onto the co v er and press do wn on the
handle to loc k the co v er in place .
Servicing the Engine Oil
Chec k the oil lev el daily or after ev er y 8 hours .
Chang e the oil after the first 5 operating hours and
ev er y 50 operating hours thereafter .
Oil T ype: Deterg ent oil (API ser vice SF , SG , SH, SJ ,
or higher)
Crankcase Capacity:
• 48 oz./1-1/2 qt. (1400 cc/1.4 l) when the filter is
not c hang ed;
• 56 oz./1-3/4 qt. (1700 cc/1.7 l) when the filter is
c hang ed (Model 74403 only)
Viscosity: See the table belo w .
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