Filling Fuel Tank; Filling Engine With Oil/Checking Oil Level - Toro Recycler 20017 Operator's Manual

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Filling the Engine with Oil
Your mower does not come with oil in the engine,
but it does come with a bottle of oil.
1. Remove the dipstick.
2. Slowly pour oil into the oil fill tube until the oil
level reaches the Full line on the dipstick. Do not
overfill. (Max. fill: 20 oz., type: SAE 30W detergent
oil with an API service classification of SF, SG, SH,
SJ, SL, or higher.)
3. Install the dipstick securely.
Important: Change the engine oil after the first
2 operating hours; change it yearly thereafter. Refer
to Changing the Engine Oil on page 11.
efore Operating
Gasoline is extremely flammable and explosive. A
fire or explosion from gasoline can burn you and
others.
® To prevent a static charge from igniting the
gasoline, place the container and/or mower
directly on the ground before filling, not in a
vehicle or on an object.
, Fill the tank outdoors when the engine is
cold. Wipe up spills.
e Do not handle gasoline when smoking or
around an open flame or sparks.
® Store gasoline in an approved fuel container,
out of the reach of children.
Filling the Fuel Tank
Fill the fuel tank with fresh unleaded regular gasoline
from a major name-brand service station.
Important: To reduce starting problems next season,
add fuel stabilizer to the fuel all season, mixing it with
gasoline less than 30 days old.
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Checking the Engine Oil
Level
1. Remove the dipstick, wipe it clean, and fully
install the dipstick.
2. Remove the dipstick and check the oil level. If the
oil level is below the Add mark on the dipstick,
slowly pour oil into the oil fill tube to raise the oil level
to the Full mark on the dipstick. Do not overfill.
(Max. fill: 20 oz., type: SAE 30 detergent oil with an
API service classification of SF, SG, SH, SJ, SL, or
higher.)
3. Install the dipstick.
Adjusting the cutting height may bring you into
contact with the moving blade, causing serious
injury.
* Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts
to stop.
e Do not put your fingers under the housing
when adjusting the cutting height.
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