Manitou 260 TJ, Instruction Manual

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D15 - IC ENGINE OIL
DRAIN - REPLACE
The internal-combustion engine oil and its oil filter must be replaced after the first 50
hours of operation, and subsequently every 500 hours of operation.
D16 - IC ENGINE OIL FILTER
REPLACE
The internal-combustion engine oil and its oil filter must be replaced after the first 50
hours of operation, and subsequently every 500 hours of operation.
- Set the platform on a horizontal surface, leave the engine running at idling speed for a few
minutes and then switch it off.
DRAINING THE OIL
- Open the right cover.
- Open the engine seat.
- Place a receptacle on the ground
- Remove the filling cap 2 (Fig. D16/2) to ensure good drainage.
- When drainage is complete, screw the plug back in
Dispose of the drained oil in an environmentally friendly manner.
FILTER REPLACEMENT
- Remove the engine oil filter 3 (Fig. D16/3) and throw it away, together with its seal.
- Clean the filter bracket with a clean lint-free cloth.
- Lightly oil the new seal.
- Refit the oil filter on its bracket.
Tighten the oil filter only by hand and then lock it with a quarter turn from the filter wrench.
REFILLING WITH OIL
- Ensure that the plug 1 (Fig. D16/1) is correctly in place and tighten it.
- Top up with oil (See the LUBRICANTS section) via the filling hole 2 (Fig. D16/2).
- Wait a few minutes to let the oil flow into the sump.
- Check the level with a dipstick 4 (Fig. D16/4).
- Start the engine and leave it to run for a few minutes.
- Check for any leaks from the drain plug and the engine oil filter.
- Stop the engine, wait a few minutes and check that the level is between the 2 notches on the
dipstick A (Fig. D16/4).
- Top up, if necessary.
D16/1
1
D16/2
2
D16/3
3
D16/4
4
A
647382 EN (01/02/2015)