Toro Z453 Z Master 74416TE - Engine Maintenance: Oil and Air Filter; Air Filter Replacement and Installation; Engine Oil Service Interval; Checking Engine Oil Level

4. Clean the inside of the air cleaner co v er with
compressed air .
5. Gently slide the air filter out of the air cleaner
body ( Figure 34 ). A v oid knoc king the filter
into the side of the body .
6. Inspect the air filter for damag e b y looking
into the filter while shining a bright light on
the outside of the filter . Holes in the filter will
appear as bright spots . If the filter is damag ed
discard it.
Servicing the Air Filter
Do not clean the filter . R e place it after 200
operating hours .
Installing the Air Filter
Important: T o pr ev ent engine dama ge,
al w ays operate the engine with the air filter
and co v er installed.
1. If installing a new filter , c hec k it for shipping
damag e . Do not use a damag ed filter .
2. Carefully slide the air filter into the body
( Figure 34 ).
Note: Ensure that it is fully seated b y pushing
on the outer rim of the filter while installing it.
Important: Do not pr ess on the soft
inside ar ea of the filter .
3. Install the air cleaner co v er with the side
indicated as UP facing up and secure the
latc hes ( Figure 34 ).
Servicing the Engine Oil
Service Interval/Specication
Chang e the engine oil as follo ws:
• After the first 8 operating hours
• After ev er y 100 operating hours
Note: Chang e the oil more frequently when
the operating conditions are extremely dusty
or sandy .
Oil T ype: Deterg ent oil (API ser vice SF , SG ,
SH, or SJ)
Crankcase Capacity: 58 ounces (1.7 liter) with
the filter remo v ed; 51 ounces (1.5 liter) without
the filter remo v ed
Viscosity: R efer to the table belo w
Figure 35
Checking the Engine Oil Level
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface .
2. Diseng ag e the PTO , tur n the ignition k ey to
off , and remo v e the k ey .
3. W ait for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving
the operating position and then c hoc k or bloc k
tires .
4. Clean around the oil dipstic k ( Figure 36 ) so
that dir t cannot fall into the filler hole and
damag e the engine .
Figure 36
1. Oil dipstick 2. Filler tube
5. Unscrew the oil dipstic k and wipe the end
clean ( Figure 36 ).
6. Slide the oil dipstic k fully into the filler tube ,
but do not thread onto tube ( Figure 36 ).
7. Pull the dipstic k out and look at the metal end.
If the oil lev el is lo w , slo wly pour only enough
oil into the filler tube to raise the lev el to the
Full mark.
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