Toro 74909TE - Servicing the Engine Oil

6.Removethesafetylteronlyifyouintendtoreplaceit.
Important:Donotattempttocleanthesafety
lter.Ifthesafetylterisdirty,thentheprimary
lterisdamaged.Replacebothlters.
7.Inspecttheprimarylterfordamagebylookinginto
thelterwhileshiningabrightlightontheoutsideof
thelter.
Note:Holesinthelterappearasbrightspots.Ifthe
lterisdamaged,discardit.
ServicingthePrimaryFilter
•Iftheprimarylterisdirty,bent,ordamaged,replaceit.
•Donotcleantheprimarylter.
ServicingtheSafetyFilter
Replacethesafetylter,nevercleanit.
Important:Donotattempttocleanthesafetylter.
Ifthesafetylterisdirty,thentheprimarylteris
damaged.Replacebothlters.
InstallingtheFilters
Important:Topreventenginedamage,alwaysoperate
theenginewithbothairltersandthecoverinstalled.
1.Ifinstallingnewlters,checkeachlterforshipping
damage.
Note:Donotuseadamagedlter.
2.Ifyouarereplacingthesafetylter,carefullyslideit
intothelterbody(Figure54).
3.Carefullyslidetheprimarylteroverthesafetylter
(Figure54).
Note:Ensurethattheprimarylterisfullyseatedby
pushingonitsouterrimwhileinstallingit.
Important:Donotpressonthesoftinsidearea
ofthelter.
4.Installtheair-cleanercoverwiththesideindicatedas
upfacingupwardandsecurethelatches(Figure54).
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSG,SH,SJ,orhigher)
OilCapacity:withalterchange,1.9L(64oz);withno
lterchange,1.7L(57oz)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
Figure55
Note:Useofmulti-gradeoils(5W-20,10W-30,or10W-40)
willincreaseoilconsumption.Checktheoillevelmore
frequentlywhenusingthem.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
WARNING
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keephands,feet,face,clothing,andotherbody
partsawayfromthemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausethatcoulddamageengine.Donotrunengine
withoilbelowtheLowmarkbecausetheenginemay
bedamaged.
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position(Figure56).
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