Toro TX 525 - Engine Oil Level and Change; Checking the Engine-Oil Level; Changing the Engine Oil and Filter

CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,engagethe
parkingbrake,andlowertheloaderarms.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andallow
theenginetocool.
3.Openthehood.
4.Cleantheareaaroundtheoildipstick(Figure
32).
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Figure32
1.Oildipstick2.Oil-llcap
5.Pulloutthedipstickandwipethemetalend
clean(Figure32).
6.Slidethedipstickfullyintothedipsticktube
(Figure32).
7.Pullthedipstickoutandlookatthemetalend.
8.Iftheoillevelislow(belowthebottomhole),
cleanaroundtheoil-llcapandremovethecap
(Figure32).
9.Slowlypouronlyenoughoilintothevalve
covertoraisetheleveltotheupperholeonthe
dipstick.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcase
withoiltopreventdamagingtheengine.
10.Replacethellcapanddipstick.
11.Closethehood.
ChangingtheEngineOil
1.Starttheengineandletitrunfor5minutes.
Note:Thiswarmstheoilsothatitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheoppositesidetoensurethatthe
oildrainscompletely.
3.Lowertheloaderarms,engagetheparking
brake,shutofftheengine,andremovethekey.
4.Removethedrainplug(Figure33).
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Figure33
1.Oildrainplug
5.Whentheoilhasdrainedcompletely,replace
theplug.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatacertied
recyclingcenter.
6.Removethellcap(Figure32)andslowlypour
approximately80%ofthespeciedamountofoil
inthroughthevalvecover.
7.Checktheoillevel.
8.Slowlyaddadditionaloiltobringtheleveltothe
upperholeonthedipstick.
9.Replacethellcap.
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