Recommended Maintenance Schedule(S); Preparing For Maintenance; Checking The Engine Oil Level - Toro 38606 Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Note: Determine the left and right sides of the machine from the normal operating position.

Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)

Maintenance Service
Interval
After the first hour
After the first 2 hours
Before each use or daily
Every 20 hours
Every 25 hours
Every 100 hours
Yearly
Yearly or before storage
Important: Refer to your engine operator's manual for additional maintenance procedures. For engine
adjustments, repairs, or warranty service not covered in this manual, contact an Authorized Tecumseh
Servicing Dealer.
If you leave the wire on the spark plug, someone could accidently start the engine and seriously injure
you or bystanders.
Disconnect the wire from the spark plug before you do any maintenance. Set the wire aside so that
it does not accidentally contact the spark plug.

Preparing for Maintenance

1. Move the snowthrower to a level surface.
2. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Disconnect the spark plug wire (Figure 18).
Maintenance Procedure
• Inspect and adjust the traction drive belt.
• Inspect and adjust the auger/impeller drive belt.
• Change the engine oil.
• Check the engine oil level and add oil if necessary.
• Inspect and adjust or replace the traction drive belt when necessary.
• Inspect and adjust or replace the auger/impeller drive belt when necessary.
• Lubricate the snowthrower.
• Change the engine oil.
• Inspect the spark plug. Replace and/or gap it if necessary.
• Check the skids and the scraper and adjust them if necessary.
• Check the auger gearbox oil and add oil if necessary.
• Change the engine oil.
• Lubricate the snowthrower.
• Drain the gasoline and run the engine to dry out the fuel tank and the carburetor at
the end of the season.

Checking the Engine Oil Level

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Each time before using the snowthrower, first ensure
that the oil level is between the Add and the Full marks
on the dipstick.
1. Clean around the dipstick (Figure 18).
2. Remove the dipstick by rotating the cap
counterclockwise and pulling it out.
3. Wipe the dipstick clean with a clean cloth.
4. Install the dipstick into the filler neck, then remove it.
Note: To ensure an accurate oil level reading, you
must fully install the dipstick.
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