Installing The Recoil-Starter Rope In The Rope Guide; Filling The Engine With Oil - Toro 313000001 Operator's Manual

Installing the Recoil-starter
Rope in the Rope Guide
Important: To start the engine safely and easily
whenever you use the machine, install the recoil-starter
rope in the rope guide.
Hold the blade-control bar to the upper handle and pull the
recoil-starter rope through the rope guide on the handle
(Figure 4).
1. Recoil-starter rope

Filling the Engine with Oil

Important: Your machine does not come with oil in
the engine. Before starting the engine, fill the engine
with oil.
1. Move the machine to a level surface.
2. Remove the dipstick (Figure 5) and pour about 3/4 of
the crankcase capacity of oil into the oil-fill tube.
Note: Max. fill: 22 oz. (0.65 l), type: 10W-30 or SAE
30 detergent oil with an API service classification of
SJ or higher.
3. Wipe off the dipstick end with a clean cloth.
4. Insert the dipstick into the oil-fill tube, but do not
screw it in.
5. Remove the dipstick and read the oil level on the
dipstick (Figure 5).
Figure 4
2. Rope guide
Figure 5
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If the oil level is too low, add a small amount of
oil slowly to the oil-fill tube, and then repeat steps
3 through 5 until the oil level on the dipstick is
correct.
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If the oil level is too high, drain the excess
oil until the oil level on the dipstick is
correct. To drain the excess oil, refer to
Changing the Engine Oil (page 11).
Important: If the oil level in the crankcase is
too low or too high and you run the engine,
you may damage the engine.
6. Install the dipstick securely.
Important: Change the engine oil after the first 5
operating hours ; change it yearly thereafter. Refer
to Changing the Engine Oil (page 11).
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