Checking The Engine-Oil Level; Changing The Engine Oil - Toro 34230 Operator's Manual

Checking the Engine-Oil
Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Important:
Do not operate the engine with the oil
level below the Low (or Add) mark on the dipstick,
or over the Full mark.
1. Move the machine to a level surface.
2. Prepare the machine for maintenance; refer to
Preparing the Machine (page
3. Allow the engine to cool.
4. Remove the dipstick from the engine and wipe
the dipstick with a clean rag
1. Dipstick
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(Figure 75).
Figure 75
2. Filler neck
5. Insert the dipstick from the engine as shown in
Figure 76.
Note:
Do not thread the dipstick into the filler
neck when checking the engine oil level.
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1. Dipstick
2. Maximum oil level
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6. Remove the dipstick from the filler neck and look
at the oil level in the dipstick
Note:
The engine oil level must cover the
hatch-marked area of the dipstick
7. If the oil level is low, wipe off the area around
the filler neck and add the specified oil until the
oil level is between the hatch marked areas on
the dipstick.
Important:
oil.
8. Hand tighten the dipstick into the filler neck
(Figure 75).

Changing the Engine Oil

Service Interval: After the first 10 hours
Every 100 hours (more often under severe
condition).
Draining the Engine Oil
1. Prepare the machine for maintenance; refer to
Preparing the Machine (page
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2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
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Figure 76
3. Minimum oil level
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Do not overfill the engine with
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