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6-MAINTENANCE
SomemodicationmayberequiredtoallowyourenginetorunBiodieselFuel.ConsultyourCASECONSTRUCTION
Dealerforcompleteinformationonthesemodications.
BiodieselFuelhasahighercloudpointthanDieselFuel.
NOTICE:theuseofhighBiodieselFuelblendsarenotrecommendedincoldweatherconditions.
WithBiodieselFuels,itmaybenecessarytochangetheengineoil,engineoillterandfuellterelementsmore
frequentlythanwithDieselFuels.BiodieselFuelcanremoverustandparticlesfromtheinsideofon-sitefuelstorage
tanksthatwouldnormallyadheretothesidesofthetank.LikeparticledepositsthatcommonlyoccurwithDieselFuel,
theseparticlescanbecometrappedbythemachinefuellters,causingblockageandshorteninglterlife.Incold
weather,thisismorelikelytohappen.ConsultyourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealerforinformationoncoldweather
operationandpropermaintenanceintervalswhenusinganyBiodieselFuelblend.
WhenhandlingBiodieselFuel,caremustbetakennottoallowwaterintothefuelsupply.BiodieselFuelwillactually
attractmoisturefromtheatmosphere.
Fueltanksmustbekeptasfullaspossibletolimittheamountofairandwatervaporsinthem.Itmaybenecessary
todrainthefuellterwatertapmorefrequently.
Potentialoxidationandstabilitycouldbeaproblemwiththefuelstoredinthemachine.
NOTICE:MachinesmustnotbestoredformorethanthreemonthswithBiodieselFuelblendsinthefuelsystem.
Iflongstorageperiodsarenecessary,theenginemustrunonDieselFuelfor20hourstoushtheBiodieselFuelout
oftheenginefuelsystempriortostorage.
NOTICE:BiodieselFuelmustnotbestoredinon-sitestoragetanksformorethanthreemonths.
AnyspillageofBiodieselFuelmustbecleanedupimmediatelybeforeitcancausedamagetotheenvironmentand
thepaintnishofthemachine.
BeforeusingBiodieselFuelblendsyoushouldconsultwithyourCASECONSTRUCTIONDealertoreceivefullinfor-
mationabouttheapprovedblendforyourmachineandanydetailedconditionsofitsusage.
NOTICE:BeawarethatnotfulllingtherequirementsandconditionsofBiodieselFuelusagewillvoidyourmachine’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.
-12°C-16°C-20°C-25°C-30°C-36°C-43°C
Temperature
10.4°F3.2°F-4.0°F-13.0°F-22.0°F-32.8°F-45.4°F
Anti-freeze30%35%40%45%50%55%60%
Water
70%65%60%55%50%45%40%
NOTICE:donotmixproductsofadifferentoriginor
brand.Thesameproductmustbeusedwhentoppingup
thesystem.
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