Checking The Spark Arrester; Fuel System Maintenance; Replacing The Fuel Filter - Toro Z Master Professional 5000 Series Operator's Manual

Installing the Spark Plug
Tighten the spark plug(s) to 24.4 to 29.8 N∙m (18 to
22 ft-lb).
Figure 56
Checking the Spark
Arrester
For a Model with a Spark Arrester
Service Interval: Every 50 hours
WARNING
Hot exhaust system components may ignite
gasoline vapors even you shut off the engine.
Hot particles exhausted during engine
operation may ignite flammable materials.
Fire may result in personal injury or property
damage.
Do not refuel or run the engine unless a spark
arrester is installed.
1. Stop engine, wait for all moving parts to stop,
and remove key. Engage parking brake.
2. Wait for muffler to cool.
3. If there are any breaks in the screen or welds,
replace the arrester.
4. If the screen is plugged, remove the arrester
and shake the loose particles out of the arrester
and clean the screen with a wire brush (soak it
in solvent if necessary). Install the arrester on
the exhaust outlet.
Fuel System
Maintenance

Replacing the Fuel Filter

Service Interval: Every 500 hours/Yearly (whichever
The fuel filter is located near the engine on the front
or rear side of the engine.
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control
levers to the
parking brake.
2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Allow the machine to cool down.
4. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
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for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
5. Close the fuel-shutoff valve under the seat
(Figure 57).
1. Fuel filter
2. Hose clamp
6. Squeeze the ends of the hose clamps together
and slide them away from the filter
7. Remove the filter from the fuel lines.
8. Install a new filter and move the hose clamps
close to the filter
9. Open the fuel-shutoff valve.
Note:
It is important to install the fuel line hoses
and secure with plastic ties the same as they were
originally installed at the factory to keep the fuel
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comes first) (more often in dirty or
dusty conditions).
- position, and set the
NEUTRAL LOCK
Figure 57
3. Fuel shutoff valve
(Figure 57).
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(Figure 57).