Toro TX 1000 - Servicing the Engine Oil

Important:Donotpressonthesoftinside
areaofthelter.
4.Installtheair-cleanercoverwiththedustcap
orienteddownwardandsecurethelatches
(Figure41).
5.Closethehood.
ServicingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
theengine-oillevel.
Aftertherst50hours—Changetheengineoil
andlter.
Every100hours—Changetheengineoil.
(Servicemorefrequentlyifconditionsare
extremelydustyorsandy.)
Every200hours—Changetheoillter.(Service
morefrequentlyifconditionsareextremely
dustyorsandy.)
Engine-OilSpecications
OilType:Detergentdieselengineoil(APIservice
CH-4orhigher)
CrankcaseCapacity:withlter5.7L(1.5USgallons)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
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Figure42
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,andlowertheloaderarms.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andallow
theenginetocool.
3.Openthehoodandsecuretheproprod.
4.Cleantheareaaroundtheoildipstickandoil-ll
cap(Figure43).
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Figure43
1.Oil-llcap2.Oildipstick
5.Checktheoilandaddadditionaloilasneeded
(Figure44).
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcase
withoil;iftheoilinthecrankcaseistoohigh
andyouruntheengine,youmaydamagethe
engine.
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Figure44
ChangingtheEngineOil
1.Starttheengineandletitrunfor5minutes.
Note:Thiswarmstheoilsothatitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
3.Raisetheloaderarmsandsecurewiththe
cylinderlocks;refertoInstallingtheCylinder
Locks(page25).
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