Toro 74923TE - Servicing the Engine Oil

Note:Avoidknockingthelterintothesideofthe
body.
6.Removethesafetylteronlyifyouintendtoreplaceit.
Important:Neverattempttocleanthesafety
lter.Ifthesafetylterisdirty,thentheprimary
lterisdamaged.Replacebothlters.
7.Inspecttheprimarylterfordamagebylookinginto
thelterwhileshiningabrightlightontheoutsideof
thelter.Holesinthelterwillappearasbrightspots.
Ifthelterisdamaged,discardit.
ServicingthePrimaryFilter
•Iftheprimarylterisdirty,bent,ordamaged,replaceit.
•Donotcleantheprimarylter.
ServicingtheSafetyFilter
Replacethesafetylter,nevercleanit.
Important:Neverattempttocleanthesafetylter.
Ifthesafetylterisdirty,thentheprimarylteris
damaged.Replacebothlters.
InstallingtheFilters
Important:Topreventenginedamage,alwaysoperate
theenginewithbothairltersandcoverinstalled.
1.Ifinstallingnewlters,checkeachlterforshipping
damage.Donotuseadamagedlter.
2.Ifthesafetylterisbeingreplaced,carefullyslideit
intothelterbody(Figure49).
3.Carefullyslidetheprimarylteroverthesafetylter
(Figure49).
Note:Ensurethattheprimarylterisfullyseatedby
pushingonitsouterrimwhileinstallingit.
Important:Donotpressonthesoftinsidearea
ofthelter.
4.Installtheaircleanercoverwiththesideindicatedas
upfacingupwardandsecurethelatches(Figure49).
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSG,SH,SJ,orhigher)
OilCapacity:withalterchange,1.75liter(59ounce);with
nolterchange,1.6liter(54ounce)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyourAuthorized
ToroDealer.
Figure50
Note:Useofsyntheticoilhaving5W-20or5W-30ratingis
acceptable,upto4degreesC(40degreesF).
Note:Syntheticoilswillprovidebetterstartinginextreme
coldbelow-23degreesC(-10degreesF).
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
WARNING
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keephands,feet,face,clothingandotherbody
partsawayfromthemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausedamagetotheenginemayresult.Donotrun
enginewithoilbelowthelowmarkbecausetheengine
maybedamaged.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theneutrallockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position(
Figure51).
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