Toro Greenmaster Flex 1820 - Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Servicing the Engine Oil

EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Fuelisammableandexplosive,andcancause
personalinjury.
•Checkallfuellinesfortightnessandwear
regularly.Tightenorrepairthemasneeded.
•Tippingthemachinemaycausethefueltoleak.
Donottipthemachineatananglegreaterthan
25°.Iffuelcomesincontactwiththefuelcap,
replacethecap.
•Runtheenginedryorremovethefuelwithahand
pump;neversiphonthefuel.Ifyoumustdrainthe
fueltank,doitoutdoors.
ServicingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst20hours
Beforeeachuseordaily
Every50hours
Fillthecrankcasewithapproximately0.6L(20
oz)oftheproperviscosityoilbeforestarting.The
engineusesahigh-qualityoilthathastheAmerican
PetroleumInstitute(API)serviceclassicationofSEor
higher.Selecttheproperoilviscosity(weight)based
ontheambienttemperature.Figure33illustratesthe
temperature/viscosityrecommendations.
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Figure33
Note:Multi-gradeoils(5W-20,10W-30and10W-40)
increaseoilconsumption.Checktheengine-oillevel
morefrequentlywhenyouusetheseoils.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Theidealtimetochecktheengine-oilleveliswhenthe
engineiscoolorbeforeyouhavestartedtheengine
fortheday.Ifyouhavealreadyrantheengine,allow
theoiltodrainbackdowntothesumpforatleast10
minutesbeforeyouchecktheengine-oillevel.
1.Removethetransportwheels(ifinstalled).
2.Positionthemachinesothattheengineislevel,
andcleantheareaaroundtheoil-levelgauge
(Figure34).
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Figure34
1.Oil-leveldipstick
2.Drainplug
3.Removetheoil-leveldipstickbyrotatingit
counterclockwise(Figure34).
4.Wipethedipstickandinsertitintothellerport,
butdonotscrewthedipstickintotheport.
5.Removethedipstickandcheckthelevelofthe
oil.
6.Ifthelevelislow,addonlyenoughoiltoraise
theleveluntilitisbetweenthe“H”and“L”marks
onthedipstick(Figure35).Checkthelevelof
theoil.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcase.
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Figure35
7.Installthedipstickandwipeupanyoilthatmay
havespilled.
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