Toro 74433 - Servicing the Engine Oil

w ait for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving
the operating position.
3. R emo v e the engine hood.
4. 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 30 ).
R emo v e the air cleaner co v er .
Figure 30
1. Air cleaner cover 2. Air cleaner cover handle
5. Carefully slide the paper element and foam
element from the blo w er housing ( Figure 31 ).
Figure 31
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 31 ). 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 SG , SH, SJ ,
SL 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 74433 only)
Viscosity: See the table belo w .
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