Servicing The Air Cleaner; Changing The Engine Oil; Changing The Engine-Oil Filter - Toro 22298 Operator's Manual

Servicing the Air Cleaner

Service Interval: Every 25 hours—Clean the foam
pre-cleaner (more frequently in
dusty conditions).
Every 300 hours—Replace the paper air filter
(more frequently in dusty conditions).
Important:
Do not operate the engine without the
air filter assembly in place; otherwise, extreme
engine damage will occur.
1. Shut off the engine and wait for all moving parts
to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Remove the cover and clean it thoroughly
(Figure 23).
Figure 23
1. Cover
2. Foam pre-cleaner and
paper air filter
4. Remove and the foam pre-cleaner and the
paper-air filter from the air-cleaner base
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5. Remove the foam pre-cleaner from the paper air
filter, and wash the foam pre-cleaner with a mild
detergent and water, then blot it dry.
6. Inspect the paper air filter, and replace it if it is
excessively dirty.
Important:
Do not try to clean a paper filter.
7. Install the foam pre-cleaner onto the paper air
filter.
8. Install the foam pre-cleaner and paper air filter
onto the air-cleaner base.
9. Install the cover.
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3. Air-cleaner base
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Changing the Engine Oil

Service Interval: After the first 8 hours
Every 50 hours
Run the engine a few minutes before changing the oil
to warm it. Warm oil flows better and carries more
contaminants.
Engine Oil Specifications
Engine oil capacity
Oil viscosity
API service classification
1. Shut off the engine and wait for all moving parts
to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Drain the fuel from the fuel tank.
4. Place a suitable drain pan under the dipstick/oil
drain.
5. Clean around the dipstick.
6. Remove the dipstick by rotating the cap
counterclockwise and pulling it out.
7. Tip the machine onto its right side (air filter up)
to drain the oil into the drain pan.
8. After draining the oil, return the machine to the
operating position.
9. Fill the crankcase to the correct level on the
dipstick with fresh oil; refer to
with Oil (page
10. Insert the dipstick into the filler neck and rotate
the cap clockwise until it is tight.
11. Wipe up any spilled oil.
12. Recycle the used oil according to local codes.
Changing the Engine-Oil
Filter
Service Interval: Every 200 hours
1. Run the engine to warm the oil.
WARNING
Oil may be hot after the engine has been
run, and contact with hot oil can cause
severe personal injury.
Avoid contacting the hot engine oil when
you drain it.
23
0.65 L (22 fl oz) without oil
filter; 0.85 L (29 fl oz) with oil
filter
SAE 30 or SAE 10W-30
detergent oil
SJ or higher
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