Filling The Engine With Oil - Toro 20897 Operator's Manual

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Filling the Engine with Oil

Parts needed for this procedure:
0.58
SAE 30 detergent oil with an API service classification
quart
of SH, SJ, SL, or higher (not supplied with the mower).
(0.55 l)
Procedure
Important: Your mower does not come with oil in
the engine.
1. Remove the dipstick (Figure 5).
2. Slowly pour oil into the oil fill tube, periodically
checking the level with the dipstick, until the dipstick
indicates that the engine is full as illustrated in
Figure 5. Do not overfill. (Max. fill: 0.58 quart (0.55
l), type: SAE 30 detergent oil with an API service
classification of SH, SJ, SL, or higher.)
Note: Each time you check the oil level, remove the
dipstick and wipe it clean, insert it into the oil filler
neck (but do not screw it in), then remove it again
and check the level (Figure 5).
Figure 5
Note: If you overfill the engine, pour some oil out
of it as directed in Changing the Engine Oil.
3. Install the dipstick securely.
Important: Change the engine oil after the first
5 operating hours ; change it yearly thereafter.
Refer to Changing the Engine Oil.
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Install the Mulch Plug or Grass
Bag
No Parts Required
Procedure
You must correctly install the mulch plug (for mulching
or side-discharging) or grass bag (for bagging) or the
engine will shut off when the blade control bar is
engaged.
The mower has a safety switch, located at the bottom
of a channel on the top, right rear of the mower, that
prevents the blade from operating without a mulch plug
or grass bag. This prevents the mower from throwing
debris at the operator through the rear chute.
For the switch to detect the presence of the mulch plug,
the top of the mulch plug lever must lie fully in the
bottom of the channel (Figure 6).
1. Top of mulch plug lever in switch channel
1. Insert the mulch plug into the mower, if it isn't
already installed (Figure 7).
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Figure 6