Engine Maintenance; Servicing The Air Cleaner - Toro MMX-655H-S Operator's Manual

Engine Maintenance

Servicing the Air Cleaner

Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Inspect
the air-cleaner elements.
Every 50 hours—Clean the air-cleaner
elements. Clean them more frequently in dusty
operating conditions.
Every 300 hours/Yearly (whichever comes
first)—Replace the paper air-cleaner element.
Replace it more frequently in dusty operating
conditions.
Important:
Do not operate the engine without
the air-filter assembly; 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; refer to
Disconnecting the Spark-Plug Wire (page
3. Remove the nut that secures the cover
38).
28).
(Figure
1. Cover nut
2. Cover
3. Wing nut
4. Remove the cover.
Note:
falling into the base.
5. Remove the foam and paper elements from the
base
6. Remove the foam element from the paper
element
7. Inspect the foam and paper elements and
replace them if they are damaged or excessively
dirty.
Note:
element; brushing forces the dirt into the fibers.
8. Clean the foam element in warm, soapy water
or in a nonflammable solvent.
Note:
because it could create a risk of fire or explosion.
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Figure 38
4. Foam element
5. Paper element
6. Base
Be careful to prevent dirt and debris from
(Figure 38).
(Figure 38).
Never try to brush dirt off the paper
Do not use fuel to clean the foam element
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