General Principles
GL-6
Recommended Fuel and Lubricant
The quality of fuel and lubricant can effect the performances, quality and even life of vehicles. Therefore, to
ensure normal operations of vehicles, suitable oil products should be used according to relative prescriptions.
DongFeng Automobile Co., Ltd. prescribes the most suitable fuel and lubricants for its products. The foll-
wing are the fuel and lubricants that should be used in our products.
Fuel
Qualified light diesel in accord with GB252—87 Standard should be used. Users can choose specific class of
light diesel according to the specific temperature in his region.
Recommended temperature scope:
Engine lubricant
High-quality lubricant meeting following standards must be used for Dongfeng Cummins engines:
Lowest standard: CF-4/SG 15W-40
Recommended Standard:CG-4/SH 15W-40
Ideal standard: CH-4/SJ 15W-40
Check the fastening conditions of brake back plate
☆★★★★
Check the wearing of brake drum and shoe, replace while
necessary
★★
Check the working conditions of air compressor
★
Other
Maintenance Item
Maintenance Mileage Interval( × 1,000km)
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4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 80
Check battery liquid reserves, add while necessry
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Check the proportion of battery liquid
★★★★
Check the looseness of the rivets in chassis frame
★★
Check the efficency of locking device of titing mech-
anism
★★
Check the looseness of linking parts of cabin
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Check and adjust latches of cargo body
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Check the looseness and damage of cross and side
members of cargo body and the linking parts
★★
Check the wearing of latches, replace while neces-
sary
★
Class Recommended Temperature
0# light diesel
above 4 ℃
10# light diesel
above -5 ℃
20# light diesel
between -5 ℃ ~ -14 ℃
35# light diesel
between -14 ℃ ~ -29 ℃
50# light diesel
between -29 ℃ ~ -44 ℃
Braking System
Maintenance Item
Maintenance Mileage Interval( × 1,000km)
△
4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 80