Toro CM Series - Engine Oil Level and Change Procedures; Checking Engine Oil Level; Changing Engine Oil

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Placethemachineonaat,levelsurface,andshutoff
theengine.
2.Allowtheenginetocool.
3.Cleanaroundthedipstick.
4.ChecktheoillevelasshowninFigure44.
Figure44
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst25hours
Every100hours
WARNING
Oilmaybehotaftertheenginehasbeenrun,and
contactwithhotoilcancauseseverepersonalinjury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyoudrain
it.
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug;referto
DisconnectingtheSpark-plugWire(page28).
3.Placeadrainpanundertheoil-drainholeoftheengine
(Figure45).
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Figure45
1.Oil-drainplug3.Oil-drainpan
2.Oil-drainhole
4.Removethedrainplugandcatchtheoilintheoil-drain
pan(Figure45).
5.Whentheoilhasdrainedcompletely,installthedrain
plugwithanewwasher(Figure45).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatacertiedrecycling
center.
6.Removethedipstick(Figure46)andslowlypouroil
intothellholeuntiltheoilreachestheupper-limit
mark(bottomedgeoftheoil-llhole)onthedipstick.
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