Toro 68004C Operator's Manual page 32

Checking the Engine-Oil Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
1. Park the machine on a level surface and shut
off the engine.
2. Allow the engine to cool.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug; refer to
Disconnecting the Spark-Plug Wire (page
4. Clean around the dipstick.
5. Check the oil level as shown in
Figure 44
Changing the Engine Oil
Service Interval: After the first 25 hours
Every 100 hours
Oil may be hot after the engine has been run,
and contact with hot oil can cause severe
personal injury.
Avoid contacting the hot engine oil when you
drain it.
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Figure 44.
2.
3.
1. Oil-drain plug
2. Oil-drain hole
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7.
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WARNING
Shut off the engine and wait for all moving parts
to stop.
Disconnect the wire from the spark plug; refer to
Disconnecting the Spark-Plug Wire (page
Place a drain pan under the oil-drain hole of the
engine (Figure 45).
Figure 45
Remove the drain plug and catch the oil in the
oil-drain pan (Figure 45).
When the oil has drained completely, install the
drain plug with a new washer
Note:
Dispose of the used oil at a certified
recycling center.
Remove the dipstick
pour oil into the fill hole until the oil reaches the
upper-limit mark (bottom edge of the oil-fill hole)
on the dipstick.
Replace and secure the dipstick.
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3. Oil-drain pan
(Figure 45).
(Figure 44) and slowly
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