Toro 74408 Z334 Z Master - Servicing the Engine Oil

InstallingtheFoamandPaperElements
Important:Topreventenginedamage,always
operatetheenginewiththecompletefoamand
paperaircleanerassemblyinstalled.
1.Carefullyslidethefoamelementontothepaperair
cleanerelement(Figure28).
2.Placetheaircleanerassemblyontotheaircleaner
baseandsecureitwiththe2wingnuts(Figure28).
3.Placetheaircleanercoverintopositionandtighten
thecoverknob(Figure28).
ServicingtheEngineOil
Note:Changetheoilmorefrequentlywhenthe
operatingconditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSF,SG,SH,orSJ)
CrankcaseCapacity:58ounces(1.7liter)withthelter
removed;51ounces(1.5liter)withoutthelterremoved
Viscosity:Refertothetablebelow
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CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.DisengagethePTO,turntheignitionkeytooff,and
removethekey.
3.Waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingpositionandthenchockorblocktires.
4.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(Figure30)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagetheengine.
Figure30
1.Oildipstick
2.Fillertube
5.Unscrewtheoildipstickandwipetheendclean
(Figure30).
6.Slidetheoildipstickfullyintothellertube,butdo
notthreadontotube(Figure30).
7.Pullthedipstickoutandlookatthemetalend.Ifthe
oillevelislow,slowlypouronlyenoughoilintothe
llertubetoraisetheleveltotheFullmark.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilandruntheengine;enginedamagecan
result.
ChangingtheOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours(moreoftenindirty
ordustyconditions)
1.Starttheengineandletitrunveminutes.This
warmstheoilsoitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoassuretheoildrains
completely.
3.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
5.Slidethedrainhoseovertheoildrainvalve.
6.Placeapanbelowthedrainhose.Rotateoildrain
valvetoallowoiltodrain(Figure31).
7.Whenoilhasdrainedcompletely,closethedrain
valve.
8.Removethedrainhose(Figure31).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
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