Toro TX525 - Servicing the Cooling System; Cleaning Radiator; Engine Coolant

MAINTENANCE
3-9TX525 Service Manual Rev. 000
Servicing the Cooling System
Cleaning Radiator
Engine Coolant
Service Interval:
• Beforeeachuseordaily-Cleantheradiator.
• Every100hours-Checkthecoolingsystem
hoses.
• Yearly-Changetheenginecoolant.
Theenginefandrawstheairfromtheenginecompart-
mentandpushestheairthroughthathydraulicoilcooler
andradiator.Removeanybuildupofdebrisontheoil
coolerandradiatorwithcompressedair.
Fig 0018 PICT-8749
Ifyouneedtoaddenginecoolant,referto“Checking,
Adding&BleedingtheEngineCoolant”onpage4-138.
Changetheenginecoolantyearly.Referto“Changing
EngineCoolant”onpage3-10.
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,thepressurized,hot
coolantcanescapeandcausesevereburns.
• Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineishot.Alwaysallowtheenginetocool
atleast15minutesoruntiltheradiatorcap
iscoolenoughtotouchwithoutburningyour
handbeforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
• Donottouchradiatorandsurroundingparts
thatarehot.
• Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,and
openthecapslowlytoallowsteamtoescape.
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