MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE MAINTENANCE
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q Coolant is toxic. When open the drain valve, be careful not to get coolant on you.
If it gets in your eyes, flush your eyes with large amount of fresh water and see a doctor at once.
q When changing the coolant or when handling the coolant containing coolant that has been drained
during repair of radiator, please contact your Komatsu distributor or request a specialist company to
carry out the operation. Coolant is toxic. Do not let it flow into drainage ditches or spray it onto the
ground surface.
For details of the method of draining and adding coolant to machines equipped with a service center (option), see
“Method of Draining, Adding Coolant (6-26)“.
Coolant is already diluted with distilled water., so it is not flammable. (For details of the distilled water, see “COOL-
ANT AND WATER FOR DILUTION (4-6)“. Check the density with a coolant tester.
Prepare a container whose capacity is larger than the specified coolant volume to catch drained coolant.
Prepare a hose to use when filling with coolant.
1. Stop the machine on level ground, then stop the engine.
2. Open cover (1) at the front of the power container on the
right side of the machine.
3. Check that the surface temperature of the cap of reservoir
tank (2) is cool enough to be touched by hand, then raise
cap lever (4) of cap (3) at the top of the reservoir tank, and
release the pressure inside the reservoir tank.
4. Remove water filler cap (5).
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