Fuel System Maintenance; Servicing The Fuel Filter - Toro 74280TE Operator's Manual

3. Before installing the filter, lightly oil the gasket
on the filter with fresh, clean oil. Screw the
filter on by hand until the gasket contacts the
oil filter adapter. Tighten 1/2 to 3/4 turn more.
4. Add oil; refer to Adding Engine Oil.
Figure 41
1. Drain plug
2. Oil lter
Figure 42
1. Oil lter
2. Gasket
Fuel System
Maintenance

Servicing the Fuel Filter

Draining Water from the Fuel Filter
If the water in fuel light comes on stop the engine
and drain the water from the fuel filter.
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.
3. Dip stick
3. Adapter
3. Disconnect the negative battery cable; Refer to
Removing the Battery.
4. Allow the machine to cool down.
5. Place a drain pan under the fuel filter and
loosen the drain plug 1 turn.
6. Let the water drain. If necessary, operate the
priming pump to drain water, but only until
fuel flows from the filter.
7. Tighten the drain plug when fuel begins to
flow.
8. Bleed the air from the fuel line by priming the
fuel system; refer to Priming the Fuel System.
Changing the Fuel Filter
Replace the fuel filter after every 800 operating
hours or yearly, whichever occurs first.
Never install a dirty filter if it is removed from the
fuel line.
1. Allow the machine to cool down.
2. Disengage the PTO, move the motion control
levers to the neutral locked position and set
the parking brake.
3. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for
all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
4. Close the fuel shut-off valve.
5. Disconnect the sensor wire.
6. Remove the drain plug and discard the o-ring
(Figure 43).
7. Remove the filter.
8. Install a new filter on by hand until the gasket
contacts the housing, then tighten an extra 1/3
of a turn (Figure 43).
9. Install the drain plug with a new O-ring and
connect the sensor wire.
10. Bleed the air from the fuel line by priming the
fuel system, refer to Priming the Fuel System.
11. Open fuel shut-off valve.
12. Start the engine and check for leaks.
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