Toro 74585 - Servicing the Engine Oil

Note:Ensurethattherubbersealisatagainst
theaircleanerbase.
2.Alignthetabsontheaircleanercoverwiththe
slotsoftheblowerhousing(Figure23).
3.Hookthehandleontothecoverandpressdown
onthehandletolockthecoverinplace.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIclassicationSJorhigher)
Crankcasecapacity:1.4L(47oz)withlter;1.3L(44
oz)withoutlter
Viscosity:Seetheoiltable(Figure24).
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Figure24
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.Openthehood.
7.Cleanaroundthedipstick(Figure25)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagethe
engine.
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Figure25
1.Dipstick3.Fillertube
2.Metalend4.Drainplug
8.Unscrewthedipstickandwipethemetalend
clean(Figure25).
9.Screwthedipstickfullyontothellertube
(Figure25).
10.Unscrewthedipstickagainandlookatthemetal
end.Iftheengineoillevelislow,slowlypour
onlyenoughoilintothellertubetoraisethe
leveltotheFullmarkonthedipstick.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcase
withengineoilandruntheengine;engine
damagemayresult.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hours(Changeitmorefrequently
whenoperatingthemachineindustyordirty
conditions.)
1.Starttheengineandletitrunfor5minutes.
Note:Thiswarmstheoilsothatitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheothersidetoensurethattheoil
drainscompletely.
3.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
4.Settheparkingbrake.
5.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
6.Removetheignitionkey.
7.Openthehood.
8.Placeapanbelowthedrainplug.
9.Removethedrainplugtoallowtheoiltodrain
(Figure25).
10.Whentheoilhasdrainedcompletely,insertthe
drainplugandtightenitsecurely.
Note:Recycletheusedengineoilproperly.
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