Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing The Air Cleaner - Toro 75210 Operator's Manual

Engine Maintenance

WARNING
Contact with hot surfaces may cause personal
injury.
Keep your hands, feet, face, clothing, and
other body parts away the muffler and other
hot surfaces.

Engine Safety

Shut off the engine before checking the oil or adding
oil to the crankcase.

Servicing the Air Cleaner

Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Clean
and check the air-cleaner element.
Note:
Service the air cleaner more frequently if the
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy.
Removing the Element
1. Park the machine on a level surface and
disengage the blade-control switch.
2. Move the motion-control levers outward to the
N -L position, shut off the engine,
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remove the key, engage the parking brake, and
wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving
the operating position.
3. Clean around the air-cleaner cover to prevent
dirt from getting into the engine and causing
damage and lift the cover and remove the hose
clamp securing the air cleaner assembly to the
engine (Figure 34).
4. Loosen the hose clamp and remove the paper
element (Figure 34).
1. Cover
2. Paper element
Cleaning the Element
Service Interval: Every 100 hours—Service the
paper element (more often in dusty,
dirty conditions).
Every 200 hours/Yearly (whichever comes
first)—Replace the paper element (more often
in dusty, dirty conditions).
1. Lightly tap the element on a flat surface to
remove dust and dirt.
2. Inspect the element for tears, an oily film, and
damage to the seal.
Important:
Never clean the paper element
with pressurized air or liquids, such as
solvent, gas, or kerosene. Replace the paper
element if it is damaged or cannot be cleaned
thoroughly.
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Figure 34
3. Hose clamp
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