Operator's Manual

ManualsBrandsToro ManualsOutdoorsPersonal Pace TimeMaster 30 in. Variable Speed Self-Propelled Walk-Behind Gas Lawn Mower with Briggs & Stratton Engine

ChangingtheEngineOil

ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours

Every50hours

Yearly

Max.ll:20oz.(0.59l),type:SAE30detergentoil

withanAPIserviceclassicationofSF,SG,SH,SJ,SL,

orhigher.

1.Ensurethatthefueltankcontainslittleornofuelso

thatfueldoesnotleakoutwhenyoutipthemower

ontoitsside.

2.Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingthe

oiltowarmit.

Note:Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore

contaminants.

3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.Referto

PreparingforMaintenance(page16).

4.Tipthemowerontoitsside,withthedipstickdown,

untiltheupperhandlerestsontheground.

5.Setanoil-drainpanunderthedipstick.

6.Removethedipstickanddraintheusedoilintoan

oil-drainpan(Figure31).

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Figure31

7.Afterdrainingtheusedoil,returnthemowertothe

operatingposition.

8.Removethedipstick(Figure32)andpourabout3/4

ofthecrankcasecapacityofoilintotheoil-lltube.

Note:Max.ll:20oz.(0.59l),type:SAE30

detergentoilwithanAPIserviceclassicationofSF,

SG,SH,SJ,SL,orhigher.

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Figure32

9.Wipeoffthedipstickendwithacleancloth.

10.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltube,andscrewit

inuntilitstops.

11.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevelonthe

dipstick;refertoFigure33.

Figure33

1.Theoillevelistoolow;

addoiltothecrankcase.

3.Theoilleveliscorrect.

2.Theoillevelistoohigh;

removeoilfromthe

crankcase.

•Iftheoillevelistoolow,addasmallamountof

oilslowlytotheoil-lltube,andthenrepeat

steps9through11untiltheoilleveliscorrect

asshowninFigure33.

•Iftheoillevelistoohigh,draintheexcess

oiluntilyouobtainthecorrectoillevelon

thedipstick.Todraintheexcessoil,referto

ChangingtheEngineOil(page17).

Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseis

toolowortoohighandyouruntheengine,

youmaydamagetheengine.

12.Installthedipsticksecurelybyhand.

13.Recycletheusedoil.

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