Maintenance Section
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First 50-100 Service Hours or a Week
You must read and understand the warnings and instructions contained in the Safety section of this manual,
before performing any operation or maintenance procedures.
Engine Oil & Oil Filter - Change
The percentage of sulfur in the fuel will affect the
engine oil recommendations. If the fuel has over
0.5% sulfur content, the engine oil must have a TBN
of 20 times the percentage of fuel sulfur (TBN as
measured by the ASTM D-2896 method). Your oil
supplier should be able to furnish the correct oils.
1. Operate lift truck a few minutes to warm oil. Park
the lift truck with the forks lowered, parking
brake applied, transmission in neutral and the
engine stopped.
2. Raise rear of lift truck off the ground and block
securely.
WARNING
Hot oil and components can cause personal
injury. Do not allow hot oil or components to
contact skin.
Typical Example Diesel Engine (D34P/NAP)
Typical Example LP Engine (PSI4.3L)
NOTICE
Careless disposal of waste oil can harm the
environment and can be dangerous to persons.
Make sure to have only authorized personnel
dispose waste oil
3. Remove the crankcase drain plug and allow oil
to drain. Clean and install drain plug.
4. Raise the left side cover.
5. Remove and discard oil filter element.
6. Wipe sealing surface of oil filter element
mounting base. Make sure all of the old gasket
is removed.
7. Before installing a new filter element, apply a
small amount of clean engine oil to the filter
element gasket.
8. Install the new filter element. When the gasket
contacts the base, tighten it 3/4 of a turn more.
Do not over tighten.
9. Raise the lift truck, remove the blocking and
lower the lift truck.
10. Fill the crankcase. See "Refill Capacities".
11. Start the engine and allow the oil to fill the filter
and passages.
12. Check for oil leaks.
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