Draining Gasoline And Cleaning Fuel Filter; Engine Oil - Toro Recycler 22170 Operator's Manual

Figure 16
1. Bolt
2. Cover
4. Remove the foam pre–cleaner and wash it with a mild
detergent and water, then blot it dry (Fig. 16).
5. Saturate the pre-cleaner with oil, then squeeze it (do
not twist) to remove excess oil.
6. Remove the paper air filter and discard it (Fig. 16).
IMPORTANT: Do not try to clean a paper filter.
7. Install the foam pre-cleaner on the new paper air filter.
8. Reinstall the air cleaner assembly.
9. Reinstall the cover and secure it with the bolt.
Draining Gasoline and
Cleaning Fuel Filter
Clean the fuel filter element every 50 hours of operation.
1. Stop the engine and wait for it to cool.
IMPORTANT: Drain gasoline from a cold engine only.
2. Pull the wire off of the spark plug (Fig. 6).
3. Remove the fuel tube by loosening the tube clamp at
the carburetor (Fig. 17).
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Figure 17
1. Fuel tube
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3. Paper air filter
4. Foam pre-cleaner
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2. Tube clamp
4. Open the fuel valve by turning the lever to the open
position (Fig. 7).
5. Drain gasoline completely from the tank and fuel line
into an approved gasoline container.
6. Remove the fuel tube on the fuel tank by loosening the
tube clamp (Fig. 18).
7. Remove the fuel filter from the fuel tank (Fig. 17).
Figure 18
1. Fuel tube
8. Clean the fuel filter with high flash-point solvent.
9. Firmly reinstall the filter, tubes and clamps.

Engine Oil

Change the engine oil after the first 8 hours of operation
and after 100 hours of operation or yearly thereafter.
1. Run the engine to warm the oil.
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
Oil may be hot after engine has been run.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
Contact with hot oil can cause severe personal
injury.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
Avoid contact with oil while draining oil.
2. Stop the engine and pull the wire off of the spark plug
(Fig. 6).
3. Place a suitable drain pan under the side oil drain plug.
4. Raise the left side of the mower at least 12 inches and
open the side oil drain plug (Fig. 19).
5. Insert the oil drain tube over the drain plug and lower
mower (Fig. 19).
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2. Fuel filter