Engine Oil Specification; Checking The Engine-Oil Level; Changing The Engine Oil - Toro HoverPro 450 Operator's Manual

Engine Oil Specification

API Service Classification: SJ or higher
Oil Viscosity: 10W-30 oil
Checking the Engine-Oil
Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Prepare the machine for maintenance; refer to
Preparing for Maintenance (page
2. Remove the dipstick from the oil-filler neck and
wipe the dipstick with a clean rag.
3. Insert the dipstick into the oil-filler neck, then
remove the dipstick.
Important:
Do not thread the dipstick into
the filler neck.
4. Check the oil level on the dipstick.
Figure 34
1. The oil level is at its
maximum.
2. The oil level is too
high—remove oil from
the crankcase.
5. If the oil level is near or below the lower limit
mark on the dipstick
specified engine oil into the oil-filler neck
35) and wait 3 minutes.
18).
3. The oil level is too
low—add oil to the
crankcase.
(Figure 34), slowly pour the
(Figure
6. Wipe the dipstick with a clean rag and repeat
steps 3 through
the upper limit mark.
7. Insert the dipstick into the oil-filler neck and
hand tighten the dipstick securely.

Changing the Engine Oil

Service Interval: After the first 5 hours
Yearly
Draining the Engine Oil
1. If the engine is cold, run it 1 to 2 minutes to
warm the oil.
2. Ensure that the fuel tank contains little or no fuel
so that the fuel does not leak when you tip the
machine onto its side.
3. Prepare the machine for maintenance; refer to
Preparing for Maintenance (page
4. Remove the dipstick from the oil-filler neck and
wipe the dipstick with a clean rag.
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5. Align a drain pan next to the deck at the oil-filler
neck side of the machine and on the ground
(Figure 35).
6. Tip the machine onto its side with the oil-filler
neck down to drain the oil out the filler neck.
Important:
side with the dipstick aligned down. If the
20
Figure 35
5 until the engine-oil level is at
18).
Figure 36
Always tip the machine onto its
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