Toro CM Series Operator's Manual page 32

Checking the Engine-Oil Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Place the machine on a flat, level surface, and shut off
the engine.
2. Allow the engine to cool.
3. Clean around the dipstick.
4. Check the oil level as shown in
Figure 44
Figure 44.
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Changing the Engine Oil
Service Interval: After the first 25 hours
Every 100 hours
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.
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. Place a drain pan under the oil-drain hole of the engine
(Figure 45).
1 2
Figure 45
1. Oil-drain plug
2. Oil-drain hole
4. Remove the drain plug and catch the oil in the oil-drain
pan (Figure 45).
5. When the oil has drained completely, install the drain
plug with a new washer
Note: Dispose of the used oil at a certified recycling
center.
6. Remove the dipstick
into the fill hole until the oil reaches the upper-limit
mark (bottom edge of the oil-fill hole) on the dipstick.
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3. Oil-drain pan
(Figure 45).
(Figure 46) and slowly pour oil