8-SPECIFICATIONS
Fuel
UseonlyLowSulphurDieselthatmeetstheNationalRegulationsforcommercialdieselfuel.
NOTICE:NeveruseDieselfuelhavingasulphurcontenthigherthan350ppm.
Usingothertypesoffuelmayleadtostalledengineoutputordeteriorationinfueleconomy.
NOTICE:Thewarrantyshallbeinvalidifanyseriousdefectiscausedbyusageofanyotherfuel.Usinganyfuelother
thantheprescribedtypewillcausedamagestothefuelsupplysystem,tothefuelinjectionsystem,andtotheengine
block.CASECONSTRUCTIONwillnotberesponsibletoanyofsuchdamages.
Ifthetemperaturedropsbelowthefuelcloudpoint,outputdeciencyorenginestartproblemsmayoccurduetowax
crystals.
NOTICE:Ifoperatinginseverewinterclimate,consultthefuelsupplierortheCASECONSTRUCTIONdealerfor
specicdieselfueltobeused.
Thedieselfueltobeusedonthemachineshall:
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befreefromdustparticles,evenminuteones.
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havetheproperviscosity.
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haveahighcetanenumber.
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presentgreatuidityatlowtemperatures.
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havelowsulphurcontent.
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haveverylittleresidualcarbon.
NOTICE:Neveruseamixofdieselfuelandoldengineoil.Thefuelinjectionsystemandtheexhaustaftertreatment
systemwillbeseverelydamaged.
NOTICE:consultthefuelsupplierortheCASECONSTRUCTIONDealerregardingappropriateuseoffueladditives.
NOTICE:inordertopreventcondensationduringcoldweather,llthefueltanktofullaftercompletingtheday'swork.
Fuelstorage:
Longstoragecanleadtotheaccumulationofimpuritiesandcondensationinthefuel.Enginetroublecanoftenbe
tracedtothepresenceofwaterinthefuel.Thestoragetankmustbeplacedoutsideandthetemperatureofthefuel
shouldbekeptaslowaspossible.Drainoffwaterandimpuritiesregularly.
Disposalofuids,lubricants,andspareparts
Fluids,lubricantsandsparepartsusedonthemachinearenotfullycompatiblewiththeenvironment.Makesureto
carryoutallmaintenanceoperationsusingappropriatetools,inordertoavoidanyriskofdamagingtheenvironment.
NOTE:forexample,makesurethatthereceptacleforcollectingoiltobereplacedisnotleaking.
Neverspreaduidsorlubricantsonthegroundorintowater.ConsulttheCASECONSTRUCTIONDealerorthe
LocalEnvironmentalAgencyinordertoobtaininformationonthecorrectmethodofdisposinguidsandlubricants
usedonthemachine.
Neverthrowawaysparepartsasltersorbatteries.ConsulttheCASECONSTRUCTIONDealerortheLocalEnvi-
ronmentalAgencyinordertoobtaininformationonthecorrectmethodofdisposinglters,batteriesorotherspare
partsusedonthemachine.
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