Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing The Air Cleaner - Toro Z Master 8000 Series 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: Every 150 hours
Every 250 hours—Replace the primary air filter
(more often in dusty or sandy conditions).
Every 250 hours—Check the safety air filter.
Every 500 hours—Replace the safety air filter.
Note:
Check the filters more frequently if the
operating conditions are extremely dusty or sandy.
Removing the Filters
1. Disengage the blade-control switch (PTO), move
the motion-control levers to the N
position, 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 29).
1. Air-cleaner body
2. Primary filter
3. Latch
4. Clean the inside of the air-cleaner cover with
5. Gently slide the primary filter out of the
6. Remove the safety filter only if you intend to
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7. Inspect the primary filter for damage by looking
Servicing the Primary Filter
•
If the primary filter is dirty, bent, or damaged,
replace it.
•
Do not clean the primary filter.
Servicing the Safety Filter
Replace the safety filter, never clean it.
Important:
filter. If the safety filter is dirty, then the primary
filter is damaged. Replace both filters.
Installing the Filters
Important:
operate the engine with both air filters and the
cover installed.
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Figure 29
compressed air.
air-cleaner body (Figure
Note:
Avoid knocking the filter into the side of
the body.
replace it.
Important:
Do not attempt to clean the
safety filter. If the safety filter is dirty, then
the primary filter is damaged. Replace both
filters.
into the filter while shining a bright light on the
outside of the filter.
Note:
Holes in the filter appear as bright spots.
If the filter is damaged, discard it.
Do not attempt to clean the safety
To prevent engine damage, always
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4. Air-cleaner cover
5. Safety filter
29).