Toro 74830 - Engine Oil Maintenance; Servicing the Engine Oil; Checking Engine Oil Level

Replacetheaircleanerelementyearly,orevery100
hours.
1.Opentheaircleanercoverdoorontheblower
housingtoaccesstheaircleanerelement(
Figure34).
2.Unhookthelatchandremovetheair
cleaner(Figure34).
3.Removethefoamelementandinspect.Cleanand
replaceasnecessary.
4.Gentlytapthepaperelementtodislodgedirt.Do
notwashthepaperelementorusepressurized
air,asthiswilldamagetheelement.Replaceadirty,
bent,ordamagedelement.Handlethenewelement
carefully;donotuseifthesealingsurfacesarebent
ordamaged.
5.Cleantheaircleanerbaseasrequiredandcheck
condition.
6.Installthepaperelementontotheaircleanerbase.
Securewiththelatch.
7.Closetheaircleanercoverdoor.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSG,SH,SJ,or
higher)
CrankcaseCapacity:1.6-1.8qt(1.7-1.9l)whenthe
lterischanged
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
Figure35
Important:UseotherthanserviceclassSG,SH,SJ,
orhigheroilorextendingoilchangeintervalslonger
thanrecommendedcancauseenginedamage.
Note:Syntheticoilsmeetingthelistedclassications
maybeusedwithoilchangesperformedatthe
recommendedintervals.Howevertoallowpistonrings
toproperlyseat,aneworrebuiltengineshouldbe
operatedforatleast50hoursusingstandardpetroleum
basedoilbeforeswitchingtosyntheticoil.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
WARNING
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keephands,feet,face,clothingandotherbody
partsawaythemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausedamagetotheenginemayresult.Donot
runenginewithoilbelowthelowmarkbecausethe
enginemaybedamaged.
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockedposition
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Makesuretheengineisstopped,level,andiscoolso
theoilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outoftheengine,
cleantheareaaroundtheoilllcap/dipstickbefore
removingit.
4.Removethedipstickandwipetheoiloff.
Note:Checkthestyleofoildipstickfortheengine.
Dipstickswiththreadedcapsareuseddifferently
whencheckingtheoillevelthandipsticksthatare
seatedbypushingthemintoplace.
5.Reinsertthedipstickintothetubetochecktheoil
level:
•Threadeddipstickcaps:restthecaponthe
tube.Turnitcouterclockwiseuntiltheoildipstick
dropsdowntothelowestpointofthethread
leads.Donotscrewthecapontothetube.
•Unthreadeddipstickcaps:reinsertthedipstick
andpushrmlyintoplace.
6.Removethedipstickoutandchecktheoillevel.
Theoillevelshouldbeupto,butnotover,the
“FULL”or“F”markonthedipstick
7.Ifthelevelislow,addoilofthepropertype,uptothe
“FULL”or“F”markonthedipstick.Alwayscheck
thelevelwiththedipstickbeforeaddingmoreoil.
Note:Topreventextensiveenginewearordamage,
alwaysmaintaintheproperoillevelinthecrankcase.
Neveroperatetheenginewiththeoillevelbelowthe
“ADD”or“L”markorabovethe“FULL”or“F”
markonthedipstick.
8.Removedipstickandcheckoillevel.Thelevelshould
bebetweenthe“FullorF”and“ AddorL”marks.If
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