Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Engine Oil Specification; Checking The Engine-Oil Level - Toro GreensPro 1260 Operator's Manual

Engine Maintenance

Engine Safety

•
Shut off the engine before checking the oil or
adding oil to the crankcase.
•
Do not change the governor speed or overspeed
the engine.

Engine Oil Specification

Type: APl service classification SL or higher
Viscosity: select the oil viscosity according to
ambient temperature; refer to
Figure 26
Checking the Engine-Oil
Level
Service Interval: Before each use or daily
Note:
The best time to check the engine oil is when
the engine is cool before it has been started for the
day. If it has already been run, allow the oil to drain
back down to the sump for at least 10 minutes before
checking it.
1. Prepare the machine for maintenance; refer to
Preparing for Maintenance (page
2. Clean the area around the oil-filler cap
27).
Figure 26.
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1. Oil-filler cap
3. Remove the oil-filler cap by rotating it
counterclockwise.
4. Check the oil level
The engine is full of oil when the oil level is at
the bottom edge of the oil-fill port.
Note:
If the oil level is below the bottom edge of
the oil-fill port, add enough of the specified oil to
raise level to the bottom edge of the oil-fill port.
Important:
Do not overfill the crankcase
with engine oil.
1. Oil-fill port (bottom edge)
5. Install the oil-filler cap and wipe up any spilled
oil.

Changing the Engine Oil

Service Interval: After the first 20 hours—Change
the engine oil.
Every 100 hours—Change the engine oil.
Preparing the Machine
1. Start the engine and run it for a few minutes to
warm the engine oil; then shut off the engine.
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Figure 27
2. Filler port
(Figure 28).
Figure 28
2. Engine-oil level
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