Servicing The Engine Oil - Toro 74311TE Operator's Manual

Servicing the Engine Oil

Oil Type: Detergent oil (API service class SJ or higher)
Oil Capacity: with a filter change, 1.8 L (1.9 US qt); with no
filter change, 1.6 L (1.7 US qt)
Viscosity: See the table below.
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Checking the Engine-Oil Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Note: Check the oil when the engine is cold.
WARNING
Contact with hot surfaces may cause personal
injury.
Keep hands, feet, face, clothing and other body
parts away from the muffler and other hot surfaces.
Important: Do not overfill the crankcase with oil
because damage to the engine may result. Do not run
engine with oil below the low mark because the engine
may be damaged.
1. Move the speed-control lever to the N
to stop the machine.
2. Disengage the PTO, engage the parking brake, shut off
the engine, and wait for all moving parts to stop.
3. Allow the engine to cool.
4. Raise the hopper
5. Clean the area around the dipstick
6. Remove the dipstick and wipe off the oil.
7. Insert the dipstick and push it all the way down into
the tube.
8. Remove the dipstick and read the oil level.
9. If the oil level is low, wipe off the area around the oil
fill cap, remove cap and fill to the full mark on the
dipstick (Figure 39). Do not overfill.
SAE 30
50
Figure 38
EUTRAL
(Figure 39).
Important: Do not operate the engine with the oil
level below the low (or add) mark on the dipstick,
or over the Full mark.
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1. Oil-fill cap
position
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Figure 39
2. Oil dipstick
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