Toro 74785 - Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing the Air Cleaner; Servicing the Engine Oil

EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
Shutofftheenginebeforecheckingtheoiloradding
oiltothecrankcase.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
theaircleanerfordirty,looseor
damagedparts.
Every50hours—Servicetheair-cleanerpaper
element(moreoftenunderextremelydusty,
dirtyconditions).
Every100hours—Replacetheair-cleaner
paperelement(moreoftenunderextremely
dusty,dirtyconditions).
Thisengineisequippedwithareplaceable,
high-densitypaperair-cleanerelement.Checkthe
aircleanerdailyorbeforestartingtheengine.Check
forabuildupofdirtanddebrisaroundtheair-cleaner
system.Keepthisareaclean.Also,checkforlooseor
damagedcomponents.Replaceallbentordamaged
air-cleanercomponents.
Note:Operatingtheenginewithlooseordamaged
air-cleanercomponentscouldallowunlteredairinto
theengine,causingprematurewearandfailure.
1.Rotatethelatchesoutward.
2.Removethecovertoaccesstheair-cleaner
element(Figure28).
3.Removetheelement,andgentlytaptheelement
todislodgedirt.
Note:Donotwashthepaperelementoruse
pressurizedair,asthiswilldamagetheelement.
Note:Replaceadirty,bent,ordamaged
element.Handlethenewelementcarefully;
donotuseifthesealingsurfacesarebentor
damaged.
4.Cleantheair-cleanerbaseasrequiredand
checkthecondition.
5.Installthepaperelementontotheair-cleaner
base.
6.Installthecoverandsecureitwiththelatches
(Figure28).
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Figure28
1.Air-cleanerlatch3.Paperelement
2.Engine4.Air-cleanerbase
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSJorhigher)
CrankcaseCapacity:1.9L(64oz)withtheoillter
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
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Figure29
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