Changing The Engine Oil; Changing The Oil Filter - Toro 22197 Operator's Manual

Changing the Engine Oil

Service Interval: After the first 8 hours
Every 50 hours
Oil Capacity
With oil filter
Without oil filter
1. Run the engine to warm the engine oil.
Note: Warm oil flows better and carries more
contaminants.
WARNING
Oil may be hot after engine has been run, and
contact with hot oil can cause severe personal
injury.
Avoid contacting the hot engine oil when you
drain it.
2. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Figure 12).
4. Drain the gasoline from the fuel tank; refer to
Emptying the Fuel Tank and Cleaning the Fuel Filter.
5. Place a suitable drain pan under the right side of the
lawn mower.
6. Remove the dipstick by rotating the cap
counterclockwise and pulling it out.
7. Raise the left side of the lawn mower to drain the oil
into the drain pan.
Note: You can also remove the oil from the
crankcase using an oil extractor.
8. Lower the left side of the lawn mower.
9. Insert the dipstick into the filler neck and rotate the
cap clockwise until it is tight.
10. Recycle the used oil according to local codes.
11. Fill the crankcase to the Full line on the dipstick with
fresh oil. Refer to the Filling the Crankcase with Oil.
12. Wipe up any spilled oil.
29 ounces (0.85 L)
22 ounces (0.65 L)

Changing the Oil Filter

Service Interval: Every 100 hours
1. Run the engine to warm the oil.
WARNING
Oil may be hot after the engine has been run,
and contact with hot oil can cause severe
personal injury.
Avoid contacting the hot engine oil when you
drain it.
2. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Figure 12).
4. Drain the gasoline from the fuel tank; refer to
Emptying the Fuel Tank and Cleaning the Fuel Filter.
5. Drain the engine oil; refer to Changing the Engine
Oil.
6. Place a rag under the oil filter to catch any oil that
may leak out as you remove the filter.
7. Remove the oil filter.
1. Fuel valve
8. Use your finger to coat the gasket on the new filter
with oil (Figure 23).
1. Gasket
19
Figure 22
2. Oil filter
Figure 23