Toro Z Master 4000 Series - Servicing a Kawasaki Engine

Servicing a Kawasaki
®
Engine
This section is only for machines with Kawasaki
engines. If your engine looks like the one shown in
Figure 47 , you have a Kawasaki engine.
Important: Refer to your engine owner ’ s manual
for additional maintenance procedures.
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Figure 47
Servicing the Air Cleaner
Service Interval : Every 250 hours —For Kawasaki
engines—replace the primary air
lter (more often in dirty or dusty
conditions).
Every 250 hours —For Kawasaki
engines—check the safety air lter (more often
in dirty or dusty conditions).
Every 500 hours —For Kawasaki
engines—replace the safety air lter
(more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
Note: Service the air cleaner more frequently if
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy .
Removing the Filters
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch (PT O), and engage the
parking brake.
2. Shut of f the engine, remove the key , and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Release the latches on the air cleaner and pull
the air-cleaner cover of f the air-cleaner body
( Figure 48 ).
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Figure 48
1. Air-cleaner body 4. Air-cleaner cover
2. Primary lter 5. Safety lter
3. Latch
4. Clean the inside of the air-cleaner cover with
compressed air .
5. Gently slide the primary lter out of the
air-cleaner body ( Figure 48 ).
Note: A void knocking the lter into the side of
the body .
6. Remove the safety lter only to replace it.
Inspecting the Filters
1. Inspect the safety lter . If it is dirty , replace both
the safety and primary lters.
Important: Do not attempt to clean the
safety lter . If the safety lter is dirty , then
the primary lter is damaged.
2. Inspect the primary lter for damage by looking
into the lter while shining a bright light on the
outside of the lter . If the primary lter is dirty ,
bent, or damaged, replace it.
Note: Holes in the lter appear as bright spots.
Do not clean the primary lter .
Installing the Filters
Important: T o prevent engine damage, always
operate the engine with both air lters and the
cover installed.
1. If you are installing new lters, check each lter
for shipping damage.
Note: Do not use a damaged lter .
2. If you are replacing the inner lter , carefully slide
it into the lter body ( Figure 48 ).
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