Toro TimeCutter MX 3450 - Servicing the Air Cleaner; Air Cleaner Service and Element Handling

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Cleanandcheck
theaircleanerfoamelement.
Every50hours—Replacetheaircleanerpaper
element.
Note:Servicetheaircleanermorefrequentlyiftheoperating
conditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
RemovingtheFoamandPaper
Elements
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO).
2.Shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andremovethekeybeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Cleanaroundtheaircleanertopreventdirtfrom
gettingintotheengineandcausingdamage.
4.Removetheair-cleanercoverbyunscrewingthe2
knobs(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Air-cleanercover2.Knobs
5.Carefullyremovethefoamandpaperlterelements
fromtheair-cleanerhousing(Figure29).
Figure29
1.Foamelement3.Nuts
2.Paperelement
6.Separatethefoamandpaperelements.
CleaningtheFoamandPaperElements
FoamElement:
1.Washthefoamelementinliquidsoapandwarmwater.
2.Whentheelementisclean,rinseitthoroughly.
3.Drytheelementbysqueezingitinacleancloth.
Note:Donotoiltheelement.
Important:Replacethefoamelementifitistorn
orworn.
4.Installthefoamelementontoacleanpaperelement.
PaperElement:
1.Tapthepaperelementonasolid,atsurface,andblow
itoutfromtheinsidewithcompressedairtoremove
dustanddirt.
2.Inspecttheelementfortears,anoilylm,anddamage
totherubberseal.
Important:Donotcleanthepaperelementwith
liquids,suchassolvents,gasoline,orkerosene.
Replacethepaperelementifitisdamagedor
cannotbecleanedthoroughly.
3.Cleantheinsideoftheair-cleanercoverofalldirt,dust,
anddebris.
InstallingtheFoamandPaperElements
Important:Topreventenginedamage,alwaysoperate
theenginewiththecompletefoamandpaperaircleaner
assemblyinstalled.
1.Installthefoamlterontothepaperlter(Figure29).
2.Installthefoamandpaperlterontotheair-cleaner
housing.
3.Installtheair-cleanercover,andtightenthe2knobs
(Figure28).
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