6-MAINTENANCE
SomemodicationmayberequiredtoallowyourenginetorunBiodieselFuel.ConsultyourCASECONSTRUCTION
Dealerforcompleteinformationonthesemodications.
BiodieselFuelhasahighercloudpointthanDieselFuel.
NOTICE:theuseofhighBiodieselFuelblendsarenotrecommendedincoldweatherconditions.
WithBiodieselFuels,itmaybenecessarytochangetheengineoil,engineoillterandfuellterelementsmore
frequentlythanwithDieselFuels.BiodieselFuelcanremoverustandparticlesfromtheinsideofon-sitefuelstorage
tanksthatwouldnormallyadheretothesidesofthetank.LikeparticledepositsthatcommonlyoccurwithDieselFuel,
theseparticlescanbecometrappedbythemachinefuellters,causingblockageandshorteninglterlife.Incold
weather,thisismorelikelytohappen.ConsultyourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealerforinformationoncoldweather
operationandpropermaintenanceintervalswhenusinganyBiodieselFuelblend.
WhenhandlingBiodieselFuel,caremustbetakennottoallowwaterintothefuelsupply.BiodieselFuelwillactually
attractmoisturefromtheatmosphere.
Fueltanksmustbekeptasfullaspossibletolimittheamountofairandwatervaporsinthem.Itmaybenecessary
todrainthefuellterwatertapmorefrequently.
Potentialoxidationandstabilitycouldbeaproblemwiththefuelstoredinthemachine.
NOTICE:machinesmustnotbestoredformorethanthreemonthswithBiodieselFuelblendsinthefuelsystem.
Iflongstorageperiodsarenecessary,theenginemustrunonDieselFuelfor20hourstoushtheBiodieselFuelout
oftheenginefuelsystempriortostorage.
NOTICE:biodieselFuelmustnotbestoredinon-sitestoragetanksformorethanthreemonths.
AnyspillageofBiodieselFuelmustbecleanedupimmediatelybeforeitcancausedamagetotheenvironmentand
thepaintnishofthemachine.
BeforeusingBiodieselFuelblendsyoushouldconsultwithyourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealertoreceivefullinfor-
mationabouttheapprovedblendforyourmachineandanydetailedconditionsofitsusage.
NOTICE:BeawarethatnotfulllingtherequirementsandconditionsofBiodieselFuelusagewillvoidyourmachine’s
CASECONSTRUCTIONWarrantycoverage.
Anti-freeze/anti-corrosion
Useanti-freezeinallseasonstoprotectthecoolingsystemfromcorrosionandallriskoffreezingwithatemperature
until-10°C(14.0°F).
CASEAKCELAPREMIUMANTI-FREEZE
Whenthetemperatureisbelow-10°C(14.0°F)refertothefollowinganti-freesemixturepercentagechartandadjust
theconcentration.Itisrecommendedthatthemixtureratiobecontrolledbycoolantconcentrationgauge.
NOTICE:donotmixproductsofadifferentoriginorbrand.Thesameproductmustbeusedwhentoppingupthe
system.
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