Maintenance; Recommended Maintenance Schedule(S); Disconnecting The Spark-Plug Wire; Engine Maintenance - Toro FP Series Operator's Manual

Maintenance

Recommended Maintenance Schedule(s)

Maintenance Service
Interval
After the first 25 hours
Before each use or daily
Every 50 hours
Every 100 hours
Every 200 hours
Every 300 hours
Monthly
Disconnecting the Spark-plug
Wire
Before performing any maintenance on the engine, disconnect
the spark-plug wire from the spark plug (Figure 17).
Figure 17
1. Spark-plug wire
Maintenance Procedure
• Change the engine oil.
• Check the engine-oil level.
• Clean debris from the air cleaner.
• Inspect the air-cleaner elements.
• Clean the air-filter elements. Clean them more frequently in dusty operating
conditions.
• Inspect, clean, and adjust the spark plug; replace it if necessary.
• Clean the sediment cup.
• Change the engine oil.
• Check the belt tension. Adjust the belt tension if necessary.
• Replace the spark plug.
• Replace the paper air-cleaner element. Replace it more frequently in dusty
operating conditions.
• Change the eccentric oil.
• Check the eccentric-oil level.

Engine Maintenance

Servicing the Spark Plug
Service Interval: Every 100 hours—Inspect, clean, and
adjust the spark plug; replace it if
necessary.
Every 200 hours—Replace the spark plug.
Use an NGK BPR6ES spark plug or equivalent.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Clean around the spark plug.
4. Remove the spark plug from the cylinder head.
Important: Replace a cracked, fouled, or dirty
spark plug. Do not clean the electrodes because
grit entering the cylinder can damage the engine.
5. Set the gap on the plug to 0.76 mm (0.03 inch) as
shown in Figure 18.
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