Toro 74408TE - Servicing the Spark Plugs

Changing the Oil Filter
R e place the oil filter ev er y 200 operating hours or
ev er y other oil c hang e .
Note: Chang e the oil filter more frequently when
the operating conditions are extremely dusty or
sandy .
1. Drain the oil from the engine; refer to
Changing the Engine Oil.
2. R emo v e the old filter ( Figure 33 ).
Figure 33
1. Oil lter 2. Adapter
3. Apply a thin coat of new oil to the r ubber
g ask et on the re placement filter ( Figure 34 ).
4. Install the re placement oil filter to the filter
adapter , tur n the oil filter cloc kwise until
the r ubber g ask et contacts the filter adapter ,
then tighten the filter an additional 3/4 tur n
( Figure 34 ).
Figure 34
1. Oil lter 3. Filter adapter
2. Rubber gasket
5. Fill the crankcase with the proper type of new
oil; refer to Ser vicing the Engine Oil.
6. R un the engine for about 3 min utes , stop the
engine , and c hec k for oil leaks around the oil
filter .
7. Chec k the engine oil lev el and add oil if needed.
Servicing the Spark Plugs
Service Interval/Specication
Chec k the spark plugs after ev er y 100 operating
hours .
Ensure that the air g ap betw een the center and
side electrodes is cor rect before installing the spark
plug . Use a spark plug wrenc h for remo ving and
installing the spark plugs and a g apping tool/feeler
g aug e to c hec k and adjust the air g ap . Install a new
spark plugs if necessar y .
T ype: Champion® R CJ8Y or equi v alent Air Gap:
0.030 inc h (0.75 mm)
Removing the Spark Plugs
1. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .
2. 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. Disconnect the wires from the spark plugs
( Figure 35 ).
Figure 35
1. Spark-plug wire/spark plug
4. Clean around the spark plugs to prev ent dir t
from falling into the engine and potentially
causing damag e .
5. R emo v e the spark plugs and the metal w ashers .
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