Toro Greensmaster
3150 - Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing the Air Cleaner; Servicing the Engine Oil

EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Shutofftheenginebeforecheckingtheoilor
addingoiltothecrankcase.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeed
theengine.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Service
theair-cleanerfoamelement
(morefrequentlywhenoperating
conditionsaredustyordirty).
Every100hours—Servicetheair-cleaner
paperelement(morefrequentlywhenoperating
conditionsaredustyordirty).
1.Cleantheair-cleanercover(Figure38).
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Figure38
1.Air-cleanercover
2.Releasethelockingclipsandremovethe
air-cleanercover.
3.Removethewingnutsecuringtheelementsto
theair-cleanerbody(Figure39).
4.Ifthefoamelementisdirty,removeitfromthe
paperelement(Figure39).Cleanitthoroughly,
asfollows:
A.Washthefoamelementinasolutionof
liquidsoapandwarmwater.Squeezeitto
removedirt.
B.Dryitbywrappingitinacleanrag.Squeeze
theragandfoamelementdry.
Important:Whendryingthefoam
element,donottwistit;thefoammay
tear.
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Figure39
1.Foamelement2.Paperelement
5.Checktheconditionofthepaperelement.Clean
itbygentlytappingitonaatsurfaceorreplace
itifneeded.
6.Installthefoamelement,paperelement,wing
nut,andair-cleanercover.
Important:Donotoperatetheengine
withouttheair-cleanerelementbecause
extremeenginewearanddamagewilllikely
result.
ServicingtheEngineOil
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;
however,youmustchecktheoillevelbeforeandafter
startingtheenginethersttime.
EngineOilSpecication
APIOilServiceClassication:SJorhigher
OilViscosity:SAE30
Note:Usesanyhigh-qualitydetergentoil.
CheckingtheEngineOil
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,shutoffthe
engineandremovethekey.
2.Unscrewthedipstick,removeit,andwipeitwith
acleanrag.
3.Insertthedipstickintothedipsticktubeand
threaditintothetube(Figure40).
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