Toro 74592 Operator's Manual page 25

Checking the Engine Oil Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Park the machine on a level surface.
2. Disengage the blades (PTO).
3. Set the parking brake.
4. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
5. Remove the ignition key.
6. Open the hood.
7. Clean around the dipstick (Figure 23 ) so that dirt
cannot fall into the filler hole and damage the engine.
1. Dipstick/fill hole
2. Metal end
8. Unscrew the dipstick and wipe the metal end clean
(Figure 23).
9. Screw the dipstick fully onto the filler tube
(Figure 23).
10. Unscrew the dipstick again and look at the metal
end. If the engine oil level is low, slowly pour only
enough oil into the filler tube to raise the level to the
Full mark on the dipstick.
11. Start the engine and let it idle for 30 seconds.
Figure 22
Figure 23
3. Filler tube
12. Stop the engine and wait for 30 seconds.
13. Check the oil level again and add oil if necessary.
Important: Do not overfill the crankcase with
engine oil and run the engine; engine damage may
result.
Changing the Engine Oil
Service Interval: After the first 5 hours
Every 50 hours (Change the engine
oil more frequently when operating
the machine in extremely dusty or
sandy conditions.)
1. Start the engine and let it run for 5 minutes.
Note: This warms the oil so that it drains better.
2. Park the machine so that the drain side is slightly
lower than the other side to ensure that the oil drains
completely.
3. Disengage the blades (PTO).
4. Set the parking brake.
5. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
6. Remove the ignition key.
7. Open the hood.
8. Place a pan below the oil drain plug.
9. Remove the oil drain plug to allow oil to drain
(Figure 24).
1. Drain plug
10. When oil has drained completely, insert the drain
plug and tighten it securely.
Note: Note: Recycle the used engine oil properly.
11. Clean around the dipstick and unscrew the cap
(Figure 23).
12. Slowly pour approximately 80% of the engine oil
into the filler tube (Figure 23). Refer to Servicing
the Engine Oil.
13. Check the engine oil level; refer to Checking the
Engine Oil Level.
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Figure 24