Kohler KD400

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LUBRICATION SYSTEM
Theenginecanbedamagedifallowedtooperatewithinsufcientoil.Itisalsodangeroustoaddtoomuchoilbecauseits
combustionmayleadtoasharpincreaseintherotationspeed.
Usesuitableoilinordertoprotecttheengine.
Nothingmorethanlubricationoilcaninuencetheperformancesandlifeofanengine.
Useofaninferiorqualityoilorfailuretoregularlychangetheoilwillincreasetheriskofpistonseizure,willcausethepiston
ringstojamandwillleadtorapidwearonthecylinderliner,thebearingsandallothermovingparts.Enginelifewillalso
benotablyreduced.
Theoilviscositymustsuittheambienttemperatureinwhichtheengineoperates.
Oldengineoilcancauseskincancerifrepeatedlyleftincontactwiththeskinandforlongperiodsoftime.Wearprotective
glovestoavoidtouchingusedoil.Ifcontactwiththeoilisunavoidable,youareadvisedtowashyourhandswithsoapand
waterassoonaspossible.Disposeofoldoilinthecorrectwayasitishighlypolluting.
Components:
1)Oilllcap    6)Oildrainplug   11)Oilintakelter
2)Safetyvalve    7)Metallterelement
3)Rodjournal    8)Mainjournal
4)Pressurecontrolvalve   9)Oillter
5)Pressureswitch   10)Oilpump
KD 225_315_350_400_440 Workshop Manual_cod. ED0053029330_1° ed_ rev.00
KD 225 - 315 - 350 LUBRICATION SYSTEM
AND BREATHER RECIRCULATION SYSTEM