Operator's Manual

5.Insertthenewlterbyapplyingpressuretothe
outerrimoftheelementtoseatitinthecanister.
Donotapplypressuretotheexiblecenter
ofthelter.
6.Cleanthedirtejectionportlocatedinthe
removablecover.Removetherubberoutlet
valvefromthecover,cleanthecavityand
replacetheoutletvalve.
7.Installthecoverorientingtherubberoutletvalve
inadownwardposition—betweenapproximately
5:00to7:00whenviewedfromtheend.
8.Checktheconditionoftheaircleanerhoses.
9.Securethecover.
ServicingtheSafetyFilter
Theairlterhasasecondary,safetylterelement
insidetheprimaryairltertopreventdislodged
dustandotheritemsfromenteringtheenginewhile
changingthemainelement.
Replacethesafetylter,nevercleanit.
Important:Neverattempttocleanthesafety
lter.Ifthesafetylterisdirty,thentheprimary
lterisdamaged.Replacebothlters.
CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;
however,theoillevelmustbecheckedbeforeand
aftertheengineisrststarted.
Crankcasecapacity:approximately6.0L(6.3US
qt)withthe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.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhen
theengineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedforthe
day.Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrain
backdowntothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.Iftheoillevelisatorbelowtheaddmark
onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltothefull
mark.Donotoverllthecrankcase.Iftheoillevel
isbetweenthefullandaddmarks,nooiladditionis
required.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,shutoffthe
engine,engagetheparkingbrake,andremove
thekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
2.Openthehood.
3.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,andinstallit
(Figure53).
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Figure53
1.Dipstick
4.Removedipstickandcheckoillevelondipstick.
TheoillevelshouldbeuptotheFullmark.
5.IftheoillevelisbelowtheFullmark,removethe
llcap(Figure54)andaddoiluntillevelreaches
theFullmarkondipstick.Donotoverll.
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Figure54
1.Oilllcap
6.Installtheoilllcapandclosethehood.
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