Toro 74978 - Servicing the Engine Oil

8.Gentlyslidetheprimarylteroutoftheaircleaner
body(Figure45).
Note:Avoidknockingthelterintothesideofthe
body.
9.Removethesafetylteronlyifyouintendtoreplaceit.
Important:Neverattempttocleanthesafety
lter.Ifthesafetylterisdirty,thentheprimary
lterisdamaged.Replacebothlters.
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Figure45
1.Safety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.Ifthesafetylterisbeingreplaced,carefullyslideit
intothelterbody(Figure45).
3.Carefullyslidetheprimarylteroverthesafetylter
(Figure45).
Note:Ensurethattheprimarylterisfullyseatedby
pushingonitsouterrimwhileinstallingit.
Important:Donotpressonthesoftinsidearea
ofthelter.
4.Installtheaircleanercoverandsecurethelatches
(Figure45).
ServicingtheEngineOil
EngineOilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSG,SH,SJ,
orSL)
EngineOilCapacity:withalterchange,77ounces(2.3L);
withoutalterchange,70ounces(2.1L)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow .
Figure46
Note:Useofmulti-gradeoils(5W-20,10W-30,or10W-40)
willincreaseoilconsumption.Checktheoillevelmore
frequentlywhenusingthem.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
WARNING
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keephands,feet,face,clothingandotherbody
partsawayfromthemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausedamagetotheenginemayresult.Donotrun
enginewithoilbelowthelowmarkbecausetheengine
maybedamaged.
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