Toro 75759 - Servicing the Engine Oil; Engine Oil Specifications; Checking the Engine-Oil Level; Changing the Engine Oil

ServicingtheEngineOil
Engine-OilSpecications
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSF,SG,SH,SJ,
orSL)
CrankcaseCapacity:1.8L(61oz);withoutlter;
2.1L(70oz)withlter
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
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CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
Important:Ifyouoverllorunderlltheengine
crankcasewithoilandruntheengine,youmay
damagetheengine.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch,andmovethe
motion-controlleversoutwardtothePARK
position.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
Note:Ensurethattheengineiscoolsothatthe
oilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outofthe
engine,cleantheareaaroundtheoil-llcapand
dipstickbeforeremovingit(Figure34).
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ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Every100hours—Changetheengineoil(more
oftenindirtyordustyconditions).
1.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoensurethatthe
oildrainscompletely.
2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)and
movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothe
PARKposition.
3.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
4.Draintheoilfromtheengine(Figure35).
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