Toro Power Clear 180 - Component Inspection and Maintenance; Rotor Blade Inspection Procedure; Engine Oil Change Procedure

AdjustingtheControlCable
RefertoAdjustingtheControlCableinSetup.
InspectingtheRotorBlades
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Inspecttherotorbladesand
haveanAuthorizedServiceDealer
replacetherotorbladesandscraperif
necessary.
Beforeeachsession,inspecttherotorbladesforwear.
Whenarotorbladeedgehasworndowntothewear
indicatorhole,haveanAuthorizedServiceDealer
replacetherotorbladesandthescraper(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Thewearindicatorholeis
intact;youdonotneedto
replacetherotorblades.
3.Scraper
2.Thewearindicatorholeis
exposed;replacetherotor
bladesandscraper.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst2hours
Yearly
Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoil
towarmit.Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
1.Ensurethatthefueltankisnotoverlled(referto
Figure14)andthatthefuelcapissecurelyinplace.
2.Movethesnowthrowertoalevelsurface.
3.Placeanoildrainpanundertheoildrainplug
(Figure13),removetheoildrainplug,andtipthe
snowthrowerbackward(handledown)halfwaytothe
groundtodraintheusedoilintotheoildrainpan.
Important:Donottipthesnowthrowerallthe
waybacktotheground,orfuelmayleakoutof
thesnowthrower.
4.Afterdrainingtheusedoil,returnthesnowthrower
totheoperatingposition.
5.Installtheoildrainplugandtightenitsecurely.
6.Cleanaroundtheoilllcap(Figure13).
7.Unscrewtheoilllcapandremoveit.
8.Slowlypouroilintotheoilllhole,andfrequently
checktheoillevelonthedipstickbywipingthe
dipstickcleanandtheninserting,butnotscrewing
in,theoilllcapintothehole.
Note:Todeterminetheproperoillevelonthe
dipstick,refertoFigure29.
Figure29
1.Theoillevelisatits
maximum.
3.Theoillevelistoo
low—addoiltothe
crankcase.
2.Theoillevelistoo
high—removeoilfrom
thecrankcase.
Note:Youmaytipthesnowthrowerforward
(handleup)alittletomakeaddingoileasier.
Remembertoreturnthesnowthrowertothe
operatingpositionbeforecheckingtheoillevel.
Important:Donottipthesnowthrowerallthe
wayforwardontoitsnose,orfuelmayleakout
ofthesnowthrower.
Maxll:12oz.(0.35l),type:automotivedetergent
oilwithanAPIserviceclassicationofSJ,SL,or
higher.
UseFigure30toselectthebestoilviscosityforthe
outdoortemperaturerangeexpected:
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