Operator's Manual

ServicingtheEngineOil
OilSpecication
Usehigh-qualityengineoilthatmeetsthefollowing
specications:
•APIClassicationLevelRequired:CH-4orhigher
•Preferredoil:SAE15W-40(above0°F)
•Alternateoil:SAE10W-30or5W-30(all
temperatures)
ToroPremiumEngineOilisavailablefromyour
authorizedTorodistributorineither15W-40or10W-30
viscositygrades.Seethepartscatalogforpart
numbers.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Important:Checktheengineoildaily.Ifthe
engine-oillevelisabovethefullmarkonthe
dipstick,theengineoilmaybedilutedwithfuel.
Iftheengineoillevelisabovethefullmark,
changetheengineoil.
Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.
Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainback
downtothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.IftheoillevelisatorbelowtheAddmark
onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltotheFull
mark.Donotoverlltheenginewithoil.
Important:Keeptheengineoillevelbetweenthe
upperandlowerlimitsontheoilgauge;theengine
mayfailifyourunitwithtoomuchortoolittleoil.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingtheMachineforMaintenance(page
35).
2.Unlatchandopenthehood.
3.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,installthe
dipstickintothetube,andpullitoutagain.The
oilleveliscorrectwhenitisbetweentheFULL
andADDmarks(Figure64).
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Figure64
1.Dipsticktube2.Dipstick
4.Iftheoillevelislow,removethellcapandadd
oiluntilitisbetweentheFULLandADDmarks
(Figure64).
Important:Donotoverlltheenginewith
oil.
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Figure65
1.Fillcap2.Valvecover
5.Installtheoil-llcapanddipstick.
6.Closeandlatchthehood.
CrankcaseOilCapacity
5.1L(5.4USqt)withthelter
ChangingtheEngineOilandFilter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours—Change
theengineoilandlter.
Every150hours—Changetheengineoiland
lter.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingtheMachineforMaintenance(page
35).
2.Unlatchandopenthehood.
3.Removethedrainplugandlettheoilowintoa
drainpan(Figure66).
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