Toro Power Clear 180 - Engine Oil Level Check; Engine Oil Level Check Procedure

starting,poorengineperformance,andmaycause
internalenginedamage.
Note:Forbestresults,purchaseonlythequantityof
gasolinethatyouexpecttousein30days.Otherwise,
youmayaddfuelstabilizertonewlypurchasedgasoline
tokeepitfreshforupto6months.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
theengineoillevelandaddoilif
necessary.
1.Ensurethatthefueltankisnotoverlled(referto
Figure14)andthatthefuelcapissecurelyinplace.
2.Movethesnowthrowertoalevelsurface.
3.Cleanaroundtheoilllcap(Figure13).
4.Unscrewtheoilllcapandremoveit.
5.Wipethedipstickontheoilllcapwithacleancloth.
6.Insert,butdonotscrewin,theoilllcapintothe
oilllhole.
7.Removetheoilllcapandcheckthedipstick.
8.Todeterminetheproperoillevelonthedipstick,
refertoFigure15.
Figure15
1.Theoillevelisatits
maximum.
3.Theoillevelistoo
low—addoiltothe
crankcase.
2.Theoillevelistoo
high—removeoilfrom
thecrankcase.
9.Iftheoillevelislow,slowlypouroilintotheoilll
hole,andfrequentlychecktheoillevelonthedipstick
bywipingthedipstickcleanandtheninserting,but
notscrewingin,theoilllcapintothehole.
Note:Youmaytipthesnowthrowerforward
(handleup)alittletomakeaddingoileasier.
Remembertoreturnthesnowthrowertothe
operatingpositionbeforecheckingtheoillevel.
Important:Donottipthesnowthrowerallthe
wayforwardontoitsnose,orfuelmayleakout
ofthesnowthrower.
Maxll:12oz.(0.35l),type:automotivedetergent
oilwithanAPIserviceclassicationofSJ,SL,or
higher.
UseFigure16toselectthebestoilviscosityforthe
outdoortemperaturerangeexpected:
Figure16
Note:0W30syntheticoilisacceptableforusein
coldtemperatures.
Note:Filltheenginecrankcasewithoiluntilthe
dipstickindicatesthattheengineoilleveliscorrect
asshowninFigure15.Ifyouoverlltheenginewith
oil,removetheexcessoilasdirectedinChanging
theEngineOil.
10.Screwtheoilllcapintotheoilllholeandhand
tightenitsecurely.
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