Toro Z580-D Z Master - Cooling System Maintenance; Servicing the Cooling System; Checking the Engine Coolant Level; Cleaning the Engine Oil Cooler and Radiator Screen

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheCoolingSystem
DANGER
Dischargeofhotpressurizedcoolantortouching
hotradiatorandsurroundingpartscancausesevere
burns.
•Donotremovetheradiatorcapwhentheengine
ishot.Alwaysallowtheenginetocoolatleast
15minutesoruntiltheradiatorcapiscool
enoughtotouchwithoutburningyourhand
beforeremovingtheradiatorcap.
•Donottouchradiatorandsurroundingparts
thatarehot.
WARNING
Rotatingshaftandfancancausepersonalinjury.
•Donotoperatethemachinewithoutthecovers
inplace.
•Keepngers,handsandclothingclearof
rotatingfananddriveshaft.
•Shutofftheengineandremovetheignitionkey
beforeperformingmaintenance.
CAUTION
Swallowingenginecoolantcancausepoisoning.
•Donotswallowenginecoolant.
•Keepoutofreachfromchildrenandpets.
CheckingtheEngineCoolantLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Aftertherst8hours
Every100hours
FluidType:50/50mixofextendedlife
antifreeze/Dex-Cool®andwater
CoolingSystemCapacity:156ounces(4.6l)
Note:Donotopentheradiatorcap.Doingthismay
induceairintothecoolingsystem.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurface,stopthe
engine,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Unlatchtheseatandtilttheseatup.
3.Withtheenginecool,checktheoverowbottlelevel.
Theuidneedstobeuptothebumpontheoutside
oftheoverowbottle(
Figure64).
4.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,adda50/50mixof
extendedlifeantifreeze/Dex-Cool®andwaterto
theoverowbottle(
Figure64).
5.Addthe50/50coolantmixtotheoverow
bottleandllittotheindicatorlineonthebottle
(
Figure64).
Figure64
1.Antifreezeoverowbottle2.Indicatorlineonsideof
overowbottle
CleaningtheEngineOilCoolerand
RadiatorScreen
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforeeachuse,checkandcleantheradiatorscreen
andoilcooler.Removeanybuild-upofgrass,dirtor
otherdebrisfromtheoilcoolerandradiatorscreenwith
compressedair(Figure65).
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