Servicing The Engine Oil - Toro 74901 Operator's Manual

Servicing the Engine Oil

Oil Type: Detergent oil (API service SG, SH, SJ, or higher)
Oil Capacity for 74901 engine: with a filter change, 1.65 L
(56 oz); with no filter change, 1.5 L (51 oz)
Oil Capacity for 74915 engine: with a filter change, 1.75 L
(59 oz); with no filter change, 1.6 L (54 oz)
Viscosity: See the table below.
Note: Use of synthetic oil having 5W-20 or 5W-30 rating is
acceptable, up to 4 degrees C (40 degrees F).
Note: Synthetic oils will provide better starting in extreme
cold below -23 degrees C (-10 degrees F).
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. Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control levers to
the neutral-locked position, and set the parking brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position (Figure 49).
Figure 48
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Figure 49
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