Toro Pro Force 44554 - Adding Fuel and Filling Tank

AddingFuel
•Fueltankcapacity:18.9L(5USgallons)
•RecommendedFuel
–Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(less
than30daysold),unleadedfuelwithanoctane
ratingof87orhigher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
–Ethanol:Fuelwithupto10%ethanol(gasohol)
or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutylether)by
volumeisacceptable.EthanolandMTBEare
notthesame.Fuelwith15%ethanol(E15)by
volumeisnotapprovedforuse.Neveruse
fuelthatcontainsmorethan10%ethanolby
volume,suchasE15(contains15%ethanol),
E20(contains20%ethanol),orE85(contains
upto85%ethanol).Usingunapprovedfuel
maycauseperformanceproblemsand/or
enginedamagewhichmaynotbecovered
underwarranty.
–Donotusefuelcontainingmethanol.
–Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankor
fuelcontainersoverthewinterunlessafuel
stabilizerisused.
–Donotaddoiltofuel.
Important:Donotusefueladditivesotherthan
afuelstabilizer/conditioner.Donotusefuel
stabilizerswithanalcoholbase,suchasethanol,
methanol,orisopropanol.
UsingStabilizer/Conditioner
Useafuelstabilizer/conditionerinthemachineto
providethefollowingbenets:
•Keepsfuelfreshduringstorageof90daysorless.
Forlongerstorageitisrecommendedthatthefuel
tankbedrained.
•Cleanstheenginewhileitruns
•Eliminatesgum-likevarnishbuildupinthefuel
system,whichcauseshardstarting
Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addthecorrectamountoffuelstabilizer/conditioner
tothefuel.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenmixedwithfreshfuel.T ominimizethechanceof
varnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,usefuelstabilizer
atalltimes.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Shutofftheengine.
2.Cleantheareaaroundthefueltankcapand
removethecap(Figure8).
Note:Thefueltankcapcontainsagaugewhich
showsthefuellevel.
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Figure8
1.Fueltank
3.Addfueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis6mm
to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthebottomof
thellerneck.
Note:Thisspaceinthetankallowsfuelto
expand.Donotllthefueltankscompletelyfull.
4.Installfueltankcapsecurely.
5.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checktheoillevelintheenginecrankcase;referto
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel(page23).
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