Toro Power Max Heavy Duty 826 OXE - Changing the Engine Oil; Lubricating the Hex Shaft; Replacing the Spark Plug

ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours—Changetheengine
oil.
Every25hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)—Changetheengineoil.
Ifpossible,runtheenginejustbeforechangingtheoilbecause
warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmorecontaminants.
UseautomotivedetergentoilwithanAPIserviceclassication
ofSF,SG,SH,SJ,SL,orhigher.Refertoyourengineowner's
manual.
UseFigure52belowtoselectthebestoilviscosityforthe
outdoortemperaturerangeexpected:
Figure52
EngineOilCapacities
Model
EngineOilCapacity
38800
0.53to0.59L(18to20oz)
1.Cleantheareaaroundtheoildraincap(Figure53).
Figure53
1.Oildraincap
2.Slideanoildrainpanunderthedrainextensionand
removetheoildraincap.
3.Draintheoil.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocal
recyclingcenter.
4.Installtheoildraincap.
5.Fillthecrankcasewithoil.Referto6FillingtheEngine
withOil(page11).
LubricatingtheHexShaft
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Lubricatethehexshaft.
Lightlylubricatethehexshaftyearlywithautomotiveengine
oil(Figure54).
Figure54
1.Hexshaft
3.Rubberwheel
2.Aluminumfrictionplate
Important:Donotgetoilontherubberwheelorthe
aluminumfrictiondriveplatebecausethetractiondrive
willslip(Figure54).
1.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank.
2.Tipthemachineforwardontoitsaugerhousingand
blockitsothatitcannotfall.
3.Removethebackcover(Figure55).
Figure55
1.Backcover
4.MovethespeedselectorlevertoPositionR2.
5.Dipyourngerinautomotiveengineoilandlightly
lubricatehexshaft.
6.MovethespeedselectorlevertoPosition6.
7.Lubricatetheotherendofthehexshaft.
8.Movethespeedselectorleverforwardandrearward
afewtimes.
9.Installthebackcoverandreturnthemachinetothe
operatingposition.
ReplacingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethesparkplug.
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