Toro TimeCutter SS 3200 - Engine Maintenance; Air Cleaner Service Procedures; Engine Oil Check and Change

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
aircleanerfordirty,looseordamaged
parts.
Thisengineisequippedwithareplaceable,highdensity
paperaircleanerelement.Checktheaircleanerdailyor
beforestartingtheengine.Checkforabuildupofdirt
anddebrisaroundtheaircleanersystem.Keepthisarea
clean.Alsocheckforlooseordamagedcomponents.
Replaceallbentordamagedaircleanercomponents.
Note:Operatingtheenginewithlooseordamagedair
cleanercomponentscouldallowunlteredairintothe
enginecausingprematurewearandfailure.
Note:Servicetheaircleanermoreoftenunder
extremelydusty,dirtyconditions.
G014524
1
2
3
4
Figure27
1.Knobs,aircleanercover3.Paperelement
2.Aircleanercover4.Aircleanerbase
ServicingPaperElement
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Servicethepaper
element.(moreoftenunderextremely
dusty,dirtyconditions)
Every100hours—Replacethepaper
element.(moreoftenunderextremely
dusty,dirtyconditions)
1.Removetheaircleanercover(
Figure27).
2.Removetheaircleanerelementwiththeintegral
rubberseal(
Figure27).
3.Gentlytapthepleatedsideofthepaperelementto
dislodgedirt.Donotwashthepaperelementor
usepressurizedair,asthiswilldamagetheelement.
Replaceadirty,bent,ordamagedelement.Handle
newelementscarefully;donotuseiftherubberseal
isdamaged.
4.Cleanallaircleanercomponentsofanyaccumulated
dirtorforeignmaterial.Preventanydirtfrom
enteringthecarburetor.
5.Installtheaircleanerelementwiththepleatedside
“out”andseattherubbersealontotheedgesofthe
aircleanerbase(
Figure27).
6.Reinstalltheaircleanercoverandsecurewiththe
twoknobs(Figure27).
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSG,SH,SJ,or
higher)
CrankcaseCapacity:1.6qt(1.5l)whenthelteris
changed
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
G005176
Figure28
CheckingtheOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engineoillevel.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
bladecontrolswitch,stoptheengine,andremove
thekey.
2.Makesuretheengineisstopped,level,andiscoolso
theoilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outoftheengine,
cleantheareaaroundtheoilllcap/dipstickbefore
removingit.
4.Pullandremovetheoilllcap/dipstick;wipeoil
off.Reinsertthedipstickandpushrmlyintoplace
(Figure29).
26