Toro Z449 Z Master - Engine Oil and Filter Change Procedures

Important: Do not o v erfill the crankcase
with oil and r un the engine; engine dama ge
can r esult.
Changing the Oil
1. Star t the engine and let it r un fiv e min utes .
T his w ar ms the oil so it drains better .
2. P ark the mac hine so that the drain side is
slightly lo w er than the opposite side to assure
the oil drains completely .
3. Diseng ag e the PTO and set the parking brak e .
4. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
5. Slide the drain hose o v er the oil drain v alv e .
6. Place a pan belo w the drain hose . R otate oil
drain v alv e to allo w oil to drain ( Figure 35 ).
7. W hen oil has drained completely , close the
drain v alv e .
8. R emo v e the drain hose ( Figure 35 ).
Note: Dispose of the used oil at a recycling
center .
Figure 35
1. Oil drain valve 2. Oil drain hose
9. Slo wly pour appro ximately 80% of the
specified oil into the filler tube ( Figure 34 ).
10. Chec k the oil lev el; refer to Chec king the
Engine Oil Lev el.
11. Slo wly add the additional oil to bring it to the
Full mark.
Changing the Oil Filter
R e place the oil filter ev er y 200 operating hours or
ev er y other oil c hang e .
Note: Chang e the oil filter more frequently when
the operating conditions are extremely dusty or
sandy .
1. Drain the oil from the engine; refer to
Changing the Engine Oil.
2. R emo v e the old filter ( Figure 36 ).
Figure 36
1. Oil lter 2. Adapter
3. Apply a thin coat of new oil to the r ubber
g ask et on the re placement filter ( Figure 36 ).
4. Install the re placement oil filter to the filter
adapter , tur n the oil filter cloc kwise until
the r ubber g ask et contacts the filter adapter ,
then tighten the filter an additional 3/4 tur n
( Figure 36 ).
5. Fill the crankcase with the proper type of new
oil; refer to Ser vicing the Engine Oil.
6. R un the engine for about 3 min utes , stop the
engine , and c hec k for oil leaks around the oil
filter .
7. Chec k the engine oil lev el and add oil if needed.
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