Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Checktheaircleanerbodyfordamagewhichcould
causeanairleak.Replaceifdamaged.Checkthewhole
intakesystemforleaks,damageorloosehoseclamps.
Servicetheaircleanerlteronlywhentheservice
indicator(
Figure43)requiresit.Changingtheairlter
beforeitisnecessaryonlyincreasesthechanceofdirt
enteringtheenginewhenthelterisremoved.
Important:Besurethecoverisseatedcorrectly
andsealswiththeaircleanerbody.
1.Releasethelatchsecuringtheaircleanercovertothe
aircleanerbody(
Figure43).
Figure43
1.Aircleanerservice
indicator
3.Aircleanercoverlatch
2.Aircleanercover
2.Removethecoverfromtheaircleanerbody.Before
removingthelter,uselowpressureair(40psi,
cleananddry)tohelpremovelargeaccumulations
ofdebrispackedbetweenoutsideofthelterand
thecanister.Avoidusinghighpressureairwhich
couldforcedirtthroughthelterintotheintake
tract.
Thiscleaningprocesspreventsdebrisfrommigrating
intotheintakewhenthelterisremoved.
3.Removeandreplacethelter.
Cleaningoftheusedelementisnotrecommended
duetothepossibilityofdamagetotheltermedia.
Inspectthenewlterforshippingdamage,checking
thesealingendofthelterandthebody.Donot
useadamagedelement.Insertthenewlterby
applyingpressuretotheouterrimoftheelementto
seatitinthecanister.Donotapplypressuretothe
exiblecenterofthelter.
4.Cleanthedirtejectionportlocatedintheremovable
cover.Removetherubberoutletvalvefromthe
cover,cleanthecavityandreplacetheoutletvalve.
5.Installthecoverorientingtherubberoutletvalvein
adownwardposition—betweenapproximately5:00
to7:00whenviewedfromtheend.
6.Securethelatch.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;however,
theoillevelmustbecheckedbeforeandaftertheengine
isrststarted.
Thecrankcasecapacityofthe1.5lengineis
approximately5.5qt.(5.2l)withthelter.Thecapacity
ofthe1.1lengineisapproximately3.9qt.(3.7l)with
thelter.
Usehigh-qualityengineoilthatmeetsthefollowing
specications:
•APIClassicationLevelRequired:CH-4,CI-4or
higher
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above0degreesF)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(all
temperatures)
ToroPremiumEngineoilisavailablefromyour
distributorineither15W-40or10W-30viscosity.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
settheparkingbrakeandremovethekeyfromthe
ignitionswitch.
2.Openthehood.
3.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,andinstallit
(
Figure44).
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