Toro Greensmaster Flex 18 - Servicing the Engine Oil

ServicingtheEngineOil
Fillthecrankcasewithapproximately0.56L(19
oz)oftheproperviscosityoilbeforestarting.The
engineusesahigh-qualityoilthathastheAmerican
PetroleumInstitute(API)serviceclassicationofSJor
higher.Selecttheproperoilviscosity(weight)based
ontheambienttemperature.Figure23illustratesthe
temperature/viscosityrecommendations.
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Figure23
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.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmoving
partstostop;refertoPreparingtheMachinefor
Maintenance(page17).
2.Positionthemachinesothattheengineislevel,
andcleantheareaaroundtheoil-lltube(Figure
24).
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Figure24
1.Dipstick2.Drainplugandwasher
3.Removethedipstickbyrotatingit
counterclockwise.
4.Removethedipstickandwipetheendclean.
5.Insertthedipstickfullyintotheoil-lltube,but
donotthreaditin.
6.Removethedipstickandchecktheengine-oil
level(Figure25).
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Figure25
1.Fillertube4.Lowerlimit
2.Dipstick5.Drainplug
3.Upperlimit
7.Iftheengine-oillevelisincorrect,addordrainoil
tocorrectthelevel;refertoChangingtheEngine
Oil(page19).
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