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7-MAINTENANCE
Fuel
Usedieselfuelsuitablefortheambienttemperaturecon-
ditions(ASTM-D-975).
UsefuelwhichistoASTM(AmericanSocietyforT esting
andMaterials)D975standard.
UsegradeNo.2fuel.Theuseofothertypesoffuelcan
resultinalossofpoweroftheengineandmaycausehigh
fuelconsumption.
Inverylowambienttemperatures,useamixtureoffuels
No.1andNo.2asnecessary.Consultyourfuelsupplier
forappropriatefuelsupply.
Ifthetemperaturefallsbelowthefuelcloudpoint(point
atwhichwaxbeginstoform)thewaxcrystalswillcause
powerlossorwillpreventtheenginefromstarting.
Incoldweather,llthefueltankattheendoftheday's
workinordertopreventtheformationofcondensation.
Coolantsolution
Putonlyethylene-glycolcoolantsolutioninthecooling
system.Usegoodqualityethylene-glycolthathasahigh
boilingpointwithnoadditivestopreventleakage.Donot
usenon-approvedanti-rustadditives.
NOTICE:Anti-rustadditivesandethylene-glycolcanmix
andworkagainsteachother,reducinganti-corrosionpro-
tection,formingdepositsinthecoolingsystem,andcaus-
ingdamagetothecoolingsystemandradiator.Contact
yourdealerwhocansupplyyouwiththesuitablecoolant
solution.
Anti-freeze/Anti-corrosion
Useanti-freezeinallseasonstoprotectthecoolingsys-
temfromcorrosionandriskoffreezing.Forareaswhere
theambienttemperatureisover-36°C(-32.8°F)usea
blendof50%ethylene-glycolbasedanti-freeze.
Forareaswherethetemperatureisbelow-36°C
(-32.8°F)-itisadvisabletouseablendof40%water
and60%anti-freeze.
Fuel
Usedieselfuelsuitablefortheambienttemperaturecon-
ditions(ASTM-D-975).
UsefuelwhichistoASTM(AmericanSocietyforT esting
andMaterials)D975standard.
UsegradeNo.2fuel.Theuseofothertypesoffuelcan
resultinalossofpoweroftheengineandmaycausehigh
fuelconsumption.
Inverylowambienttemperatures,useamixtureoffuels
No.1andNo.2asnecessary.Consultyourfuelsupplier
forappropriatefuelsupply.
Ifthetemperaturefallsbelowthefuelcloudpoint(point
atwhichwaxbeginstoform)thewaxcrystalswillcause
powerlossorwillpreventtheenginefromstarting.
Incoldweather,llthefueltankattheendoftheday's
workinordertopreventtheformationofcondensation.
Fuelstorage
Prolongedstorageoffuelcanleadtotheaccumulationof
impuritiesandcondensationinthefuel.Enginetrouble
canoftenbetracedtothepresenceofwaterinthefuel.
Thestoragetankmustbeplacedoutsideandthetemper-
atureofthefuelshouldbekeptaslowaspossible.Drain
offwaterandimpuritiesregularly.
Hydraulicuid
AkcelaHydraulicexcavatoruidisspecicallyde-
signedforhighpressureapplicationsandforCasehy-
draulicsystems.YourCaseDealercanprovidehydraulic
uidtofullldifferentclimate/temperatureconditions.
Refertothechartsatthebeginningofthissection.
Transmissioncomponentoil
Extremepressureoilshouldbeusedforenclosedtrans-
missioncomponents.Chooseanoilthatismanufactured
foryourclimate/temperatureconditionssuchasAkcela
NEXPLORE™uidSeechartsatthebeginningofthis
section.
Grease
Thetypeofgreasetousedependsonambienttempera-
turesuchas:AkcelaMolygrease.
Environment
Beforeyouservicethismachineanddisposeofoil,u-
ids,andlubricants,obeyenvironmentalregulations.Do
notdrainoiloruidsontothegroundorintocontainers
thatleak.Checkwithyourlocalenvironmental,recycling
centeroryourdealerforcorrectdisposalinformation.
Engineoil
AkcelaUnitekCJ-4engineoilisrecommendedforyour
engine.Thisoilinsurescorrectlubricationofyourengine
inallworkingconditions.Seechartsatthebeginningof
thissectiontochoosethecorrectoilforclimate/temper-
atures.IfAkcelaUnitekCJ-4engineoilcannotbeob-
tained,useonlyoiloftheAPISERVICECI-4category.
NOTE:DonotputanyPerformanceAdditiveorotherad-
ditiveinthesump.Oilchangeintervalsshowninthis
manualarebasedontestscarriedoututilizingCaselu-
bricants.
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