Toro Power Max Heavy Duty 1232 OHXE - Checking the Auger-Gearbox-Oil Level; Changing the Engine Oil

Checkingthe
Auger-Gearbox-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Checktheauger-gearbox
oilandaddoilifnecessary.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthepipeplugandremove
thepipeplugfromthegearbox(Figure37).
Note:Ifneeded,useplierstoassistinremoving
thepipeplug.
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Figure37
3.Checktheoillevelusingasuitablemeasuring
device,suchasacleancabletie.Theoilshould
beapproximately3.8cm(1.5inches)belowthe
lleropening(Figure38).
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Figure38
4.Iftheoillevelislow,addGL-5orGL-6,SAE
85-95EPgearoillubricanttothegearbox,then
checktheoillevelagain.
Note:Donotusesyntheticoil.
5.Installthepipepluginthegearbox.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Every50hours—Changetheengineoil.
Changetheengineoilevery25operatinghours
whenoperatingtheengineunderaheavyload.
Ifpossible,runtheengineforafewminutesbefore
changingtheoilbecausewarmoilowsbetterand
carriesmorecontaminants.
Engineoilcapacity
0.95L(32oz)*
OilviscosityRefertoFigure40.
APIserviceclassicationSJorhigher
*Thereisresidualoilinthecrankcaseafteryoudrain
theoil.Donotpourtheentirecapacityofoilintothe
crankcase.Fillthecrankcasewithoilasdirectedin
thefollowingsteps.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Cleantheareaaroundtheoil-draincap(Figure
39).
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Figure39
1.Oil-draincap
3.Slideanoil-drainpanunderthedrainextension
andremovetheoil-draincap.
Note:Whenremovingthecap,ensurethatthe
tubedoesnotloosen.
4.Draintheoil.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocal
recyclingcenter.
5.Installtheoil-draincapandtightenitsecurely.
6.Cleanaroundtheoilll/dipstick.
7.Unscrewthedipstickandremoveit.
8.Carefullypourabout3/4oftheenginecapacity
ofoilintotheoil-lltube.
UseFigure40toselectthebestoilviscosityfor
theoutdoortemperaturerangeexpected:
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