Toro Z Master 8000 Series - Engine Maintenance Procedures; Engine Safety; Servicing the Air Cleaner

EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Keepyourhands,feet,face,clothing,andother
bodypartsawayfromthemuferandotherhot
surfaces.Allowenginecomponentstocoolbefore
performingmaintenance.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorspeedor
overspeedtheengine.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
theaircleanerfordirty,looseor
damagedparts.
Every250hours—Serviceorreplacethe
air-cleanerfoamelement(moreoftenunder
dusty,dirtyconditions).
Every500hours—Replacetheair-cleaner
paperelement(moreoftenunderdusty,dirty
conditions).
Note:Servicetheaircleanermorefrequentlyif
operatingconditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
RemovingtheFilters
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Releasethelatchesontheaircleanerand
pulltheair-inletcoverofftheair-cleanerbody
(Figure37).
4.Cleantheair-inletscreenandcover.
5.Installtheair-inletcoverandsecureitwiththe
latches(Figure37).
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Figure37
1.Air-inletscreenandcover2.Latches
6.Releasethelatchesontheaircleanerandpull
theair-cleanercoverofftheair-cleanerbody
(Figure38).
7.Cleantheinsideoftheair-cleanercoverwith
compressedair.
8.Gentlyslidetheprimarylteroutofthe
air-cleanerbody(Figure38).
Note:Avoidknockingthelterintothesideof
thebody.
9.Removetheinnerlteronlyifyouintendto
replaceit.
Important:Neverattempttocleantheinner
lter.Ifthesafetylterisdirty,thenthe
primarylterisdamaged.Replaceboth
lters.
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Figure38
1.Air-cleanercover
3.Primarylter
2.Air-cleanerbody
10.Inspecttheprimarylterfordamagebylooking
intothelter,whileshiningabrightlightonthe
outsideofthelter.
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