Servicing The Air Cleaner - Toro Wheel Horse XL380H 71252 Operator's Manual

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7. Unscrew the oil dipstick and wipe the metal end

clean (Figure 19).

1. Oil dipstick

8. Screw the oil dipstick fully onto the fill hole.

9. Unscrew the dipstick again and look at the metal

end. If the oil level is low, slowly pour only enough

oil into the fill hole to raise the level to the Full mark

on the dipstick.

Important: Do not overfill the crankcase with

oil and run the engine; the engine damage may

result.

Changing the Oil

Service Interval: After the first 5 hours

Every 50 hours Change it more

often under a heavy load or in high

temperatures.

1. Start the engine and let it run for 5 minutes.

Note: This warms the oil so that it will drain more

easily.

2. Park the tractor so that the left side is slightly lower

than the right side to ensure that the oil drains

completely.

3. Disengage the blade control (PTO).

4. Set the parking brake.

5. Stop the engine, wait for all moving parts to stop, and

remove the key before leaving the operating position.

6. Open the hood.

7. Place a drain pan below the oil drain plug and

remove it (Figure 18).

8. When the oil has drained completely, install the oil

drain plug.

Note: Dispose of the used oil at a certified recycling

center.

Figure 19

2. Metal end

9. Change the oil filter, if necessary. Refer to Changing

the Oil Filter.

10. Slowly pour approximately 80% of the specified

amount of oil into the fill hole (Figure 18). Check the

oil level; refer to 4 and 5 of Checking the Oil Level.

Changing the Oil Filter

Service Interval: Every 100 hours

Note: Change the oil filter more frequently when the

operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy.

1. Drain the oil from the engine; refer to Changing and

Draining the Oil.

2. Remove the old oil filter and wipe the filter adapter

(Figure 20) gasket surface.

1. Oil filter

2. Gasket

3. Apply a thin coat of new oil to the rubber gasket on

the new oil filter (Figure 20).

4. Install the new oil filter to the filter adapter.

5. Turn the oil filter clockwise until the rubber gasket

contacts the filter adapter, then tighten the oil filter

an additional 1/2 to 3/4 turn (Figure 20).

6. Slowly pour about 80% of the specified amount of

oil into the fill hole (Figure 18). Check the oil level;

refer to 7 and 8 of Checking the Oil Level.

7. Close the hood.