Servicing A Kawasaki ® Engine - Toro 74024 Operator's Manual

Servicing a Kawasaki
Engine
This section is only for machines with Kawasaki
engines. If your engine looks like the one shown in
Figure 47, you have a Kawasaki engine.
Important:
Refer to your engine owner's manual
for additional maintenance procedures.
Figure 47
Servicing the Air Cleaner
Service Interval: Every 250 hours—For Kawasaki
engines—replace the primary air
filter (more often in dirty or dusty
conditions).
Every 250 hours—For Kawasaki
engines—check the safety air filter (more often
in dirty or dusty conditions).
Every 500 hours—For Kawasaki
engines—replace the safety air filter
(more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
Note:
Service the air cleaner more frequently if
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy.
Removing the Filters
1. Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch (PTO), and engage the
parking brake.
2. Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3. Release the latches on the air cleaner and pull
the air-cleaner cover off the air-cleaner body
(Figure 48).
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1. Air-cleaner body
2. Primary filter
3. Latch
4. Clean the inside of the air-cleaner cover with
compressed air.
5. Gently slide the primary filter out of the
air-cleaner body
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Note:
the body.
6. Remove the safety filter only to replace it.
Inspecting the Filters
1. Inspect the safety filter. If it is dirty, replace both
the safety and primary filters.
Important:
safety filter. If the safety filter is dirty, then
the primary filter is damaged.
2. Inspect the primary filter for damage by looking
into the filter while shining a bright light on the
outside of the filter. If the primary filter is dirty,
bent, or damaged, replace it.
Note:
Do not clean the primary filter.
Installing the Filters
Important:
operate the engine with both air filters and the
cover installed.
1. If you are installing new filters, check each filter
for shipping damage.
Note:
2. If you are replacing the inner filter, carefully slide
it into the filter body
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Figure 48
4. Air-cleaner cover
5. Safety filter
(Figure 48).
Avoid knocking the filter into the side of
Do not attempt to clean the
Holes in the filter appear as bright spots.
To prevent engine damage, always
Do not use a damaged filter.
(Figure 48).
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