Operation
Whencheckingtheoillevel,thedipstickmustbewithdrawnand
wipedclean,theninsertedallthewayandagainwithdrawnfor
atruecheck.
Useonlyrecommendedviscosityengineoil.RefertotheEngine
OperationandMaintenanceManualforengineoilspecications
andproperoilchoice.
Thelubricatingoilinadieselenginebecomesdarkincolor
aftershortperiodsofengineoperation.Thisdiscolorationisnot
harmfultoenginepartsaslongastheoilandoillterelement
changesareperformedatrecommendedintervals.
EnginePerformanceProblems
•Lowenginepowercanbetheresultofapluggedfuellter.
Fuellterscanplugprematurelyduetotheuseoffuelthat
iscontaminatedwithahighamountofsediment,microbial
growth,orwater.Fuelthathasbeenstoredforlonger
periodsoftimemayalsoreduceengineperformance.
•Failuretomaintainthevehicleasrequiredinthe
MaintenanceInstructionsandMaintenanceIntervalsand
Specicationssectionsofthismanual,aswellasany
separatelyavailableEngineOperationandMaintenance
Manual,cancauseengineperformanceproblems.
Toolowofacetanenumbercouldcausehardstartingand
slowerwarm-upandcouldincreaseenginenoiseandexhaust
emissions.
Fuel
UltraLowSulfurDieselFuelRequirements
UltraLowSulfurDiesel(ULSD)fuelisrequiredforallon-highway
dieselenginesusedwithadvancedaftertreatmentsystems
(DieselParticulateFilters–DPF).Forcompletedetailsonfuel
requirements,seetheEngineOperationandMaintenance
Manualsuppliedwiththevehicle.
UnacceptableFuelBlends
Biodieselblendshavingmorethan5%purebiodieselarenot
withinASTMD975dieselspecications.
Todetermineacceptablebiodieselandbiodieselblends,referto
theEngineOperatorandMaintenanceManualfortheapplicable
engine.
HazardsofDieselFuel/GasolineBlends
WARNING
Topreventpersonalinjuryand/ordeath,or
damagetoproperty,neveraddgasoline,gasohol
and/oralcoholtodieselfuel.Thismixture
createsanextremereandexplosionhazard.
Blendingofgasolineand/oralcoholwithdieselfuelisnot
recommendedduetothehazardsofre/explosionandthe
detrimentaleffectsonengineperformance.
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