Toro Groundsmaster 5900 - Servicing the Engine Oil; Checking the Engine-Oil Level; Changing the Engine Oil and Engine-Oil Filter

the5o’clockand7o’clockpositionwhenviewed
fromtheend.
10.Securethecoverlatches.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilSpecication
Usehigh-quality,low-ashengineoilthatmeetsor
exceedsthefollowingspecications:
•APIservicecategoryCJ-4orhigher
•ACEAservicecategoryE6
•JASOservicecategoryDH-2
Important:UsingengineoilotherthanAPICJ-4
orhigher,ACEAE6,orJASODH-2maycausethe
dieselparticulateltertoplugorcauseengine
damage.
Usethefollowingengineoilviscositygrade:
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above0°F)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(all
temperatures)
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyour
authorizedTorodistributorineither15W-40or10W-30
viscositygrades.SeethePartsCatalogforpart
numbers.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;
however,theoillevelmustbecheckedbeforeand
aftertheengineisrststarted.
Important:Checktheengineoildaily.Ifthe
engine-oillevelisabovetheFullmarkonthe
dipstick,theengineoilmaybedilutedwithfuel;
IftheengineoillevelisabovetheFullmark,
changetheengineoil.
Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.
Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainback
downtothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.IftheoillevelisatorbelowtheAddmark
onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltotheFull
mark.Donotoverlltheenginewithoil.
Important:Keeptheengine-oillevelbetweenthe
upperandlowerlimitsonthedipstick;theengine
mayfailifyourunitwithtoomuchortoolittleoil.
Checktheengine-oillevel;refertoFigure93.
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Figure93
Note:Whenusingdifferentoil,drainalloldoilfrom
thecrankcasebeforeaddingnewoil.
CrankcaseOilCapacity
10.4L(11USqt)withthelter
ChangingtheEngineOiland
Engine-OilFilter
ServiceInterval:Every500hours—Changethe
engineoilandengine-oillter.
Note:Changetheengineoilandltermorefrequently
whentheoperatingconditionsareextremelydusty
orsandy.
1.Starttheengineandletitrun5minutestoallow
theoiltowarmup.
2.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,lowerthecuttingdeck,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
3.ChangetheengineoilasshowninFigure94.
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