How do you change/check the oil in a snowblower?
I have a Toro 826. I want to do an oil change. I did one last year but it was a bit of a guessing game to determine how much oil to put back in.
Here's the issue....
I let the snowblower run for 15min. Then turn it off and drain the oil. The manual says it needs 600ml of oil, so I put that in.
The problem is when I "check" the oil level using the dipstick, the entire dipstick has oil on it because it makes contact with the oil shaft (not sure of the actual name) on the way down. Is there something I'm doing wrong? It's impossible to avoid contact with the shaft walls on the way down and back up.
Do I even need to check the oil level if I've drained the machine and put in the 600ml?
Here's the issue....
I let the snowblower run for 15min. Then turn it off and drain the oil. The manual says it needs 600ml of oil, so I put that in.
The problem is when I "check" the oil level using the dipstick, the entire dipstick has oil on it because it makes contact with the oil shaft (not sure of the actual name) on the way down. Is there something I'm doing wrong? It's impossible to avoid contact with the shaft walls on the way down and back up.
Do I even need to check the oil level if I've drained the machine and put in the 600ml?
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