Cleaning The Engine Cooling Areas; Servicing The Air Cleaner - Toro 07252TC Operator's Manual

Changing the Oil
1. Start the vehicle and let it run for a few minutes
to warm the oil.
2. Park the machine on a level surface, set the
parking brake, turn the ignition off, and remove
the key.
3. Raise the bed and secure it with the prop rod.
4. Disconnect the spark plug wires and battery
cables.
5. Remove the drain plug (Fig. 17) and let the oil
flow into a drain pan. When the oil has drained
completely, install the drain plug and torque it to
13 ft.-lb. (17.6 N•m).
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Figure 17
1. Engine oil drain plug
Note: Dispose of the used oil at a certified
recycling center.
6. Clean around the oil dipstick and unscrew the
cap.
7. Slowly pour approximately 80% of the specified
amount of oil into the filler tube and check the oil
level; refer to Checking the Crankcase Oil.
Slowly add oil to bring the level to the "F" mark
on the dipstick.
8. Install the dipstick.
Cleaning the Engine Cooling
Areas
Clean the rotating screen, cooling fins, and external
surfaces of the engine every 100 hours of operation or
more often under extremely dusty and dirty
conditions.
Important
Operating the engine with a blocked
rotating screen, dirty or plugged cooling fins, or
cooling shrouds removed will cause engine damage
due to overheating.
Important
Never clean the engine with pressurized
water because water could contaminate the fuel
system .

Servicing the Air Cleaner

Service Interval/ Specification
Check the air cleaner body for damage which could
possibly cause an air leak. Replace a damaged air
cleaner body.
Ensure the cover is sealing around the air cleaner
body.
Air Cleaner Filter: Inspect after every 100 operating
hours; replace after every 200 hours or sooner if dirty
or damaged.
Note: Service the air cleaner more frequently (every
few hours) if operating conditions are extremely dusty
or sandy.
Removing the Filter Element
1. Park the machine on a level surface, set the
parking brake, turn the ignition off, and remove
the key.
2. Raise the bed and secure it with the prop rod.
3. Release the latches securing the air cleaner cover
to the air cleaner body. Separate the cover from
the body. Clean the inside of the air cleaner cover
(Fig. 18).
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