Toro 74956 - Servicing the Primary Filter; Servicing the Safety Filter; Installing the Filters; Servicing the Engine Oil

Important:Neverattempttocleantheinnerlter.
Ifthesafetylterisdirty,thentheprimarylteris
damaged.Replacebothlters.
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Figure44
1.Innerlter
4.Latch
2.Primarylter
5.Aircleanerbody
3.Aircleanercover
10.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.Iftheinnerlterisbeingreplaced,carefullyslideitinto
thelterbody(
Figure44).
3.Carefullyslidetheprimarylterovertheinnerlter
(Figure44).
Note:Ensurethattheprimarylterisfullyseatedby
pushingonitsouterrimwhileinstallingit.
Important:Donotpressonthesoftinsidearea
ofthelter.
4.Installtheaircleanercoverandsecurethelatches
(Figure44).
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceclassSJorhigher)
OilCapacity:withalterchange,58ounces(1.7L);withno
lterchange,48ounces(1.4L)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow .
Figure45
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(
Figure46).
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