Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing The Air Cleaner - Toro TimeCutter HD X5450 Operator's Manual

Engine Maintenance

WARNING
Contact with hot surfaces may cause personal
injury.
Keep your hands, feet, face, clothing, and other
body parts away the muffler and other hot surfaces.

Engine Safety

Shut off the engine before checking the oil or adding oil to
the crankcase.

Servicing the Air Cleaner

Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Note: Service the air cleaner more frequently (every few
hours) if operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy.
Removing the Elements
1. Park the machine on a level surface and disengage the
blade-control switch (PTO).
2. Engage the parking brake, shut off the engine, remove
the key, and wait for all moving parts to stop before
leaving the operating position.
3. Clean around the air-cleaner cover to prevent dirt from
getting into the engine and causing damage.
4. Lift the cover and rotate the air-cleaner assembly out
of the engine (Figure 41).
5. Remove the foam element from the paper element
(Figure 42).
Servicing the Foam Element
Service Interval: Every 25 hours/Monthly (whichever
comes first)—Clean the air-cleaner foam
element (more often in dusty, dirty
conditions).
Every 100 hours/Yearly (whichever comes
first)—Replace the air-cleaner foam element (more
often in dusty, dirty conditions).
Wash the foam element with water and replace the foam
element if it is damaged.
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Figure 42
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