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Operation
CAUTION
Topreventpropertydamage,ifthecoolantshould
getextremelylowandtheengineveryhot,letthe
enginecoolforapproximately15minutesbefore
addingcoolant.Then,addcoolantslowlywith
theenginerunning.Addingcoldcoolanttoahot
enginemaycrackthecylinderheadorcrankcase.
Neverusewateralone.
ForvehicleswithMaxxForce
®
11,13,15orNavistar
®
N13
engines,thecoolingsystemislledatthefactorywithNitrite-free
ShellRotella
®
UltraELC.
ForvehicleswithCummins
®
ISX15engine,thecoolingsystem
islledatthefactorywithShellRotella
®
ELC(Red)coolant.
Navistar,Inc.recommendsusingonlytheapprovedcoolantwith
the2010coolingpackages,andwillnotwarrantthesecooling
systemsthathavenotutilizedtherecommendedcoolant.
Thelabelonthedeaerationtankprovidesadditionalcoolant
/antifreezeinformation.ConsulttheEngineOperationand
MaintenanceManualforcoolantservicelifedetails.
EngineOil
KeepoillevelbetweentheADDandFULLmarks.Neveroperate
anenginewithoillevelbelowtheADDmark.
Toobtainanaccurateengineoillevelreadingthevehiclemust
beparkedonalevelsurfacewiththeengineoffforatleast15
minutesbeforecheckingtheoillevel.Thiswillensuretheoil
islevelintheoilpanandthecirculatedoilhashadachanceto
returntothepan.Itisnotnecessaryfortheoiltobehottoobtain
anaccuratereading.
Whencheckingtheoillevel,thedipstickmustbewithdrawnand
wipedclean,theninsertedallthewayandagainwithdrawnfor
atruecheck.
Useonlyrecommendedviscosityengineoil.RefertotheEngine
OperationandMaintenanceManualforengineoilspecications
andproperoilchoice.
Thelubricatingoilinadieselenginebecomesdarkincolor
aftershortperiodsofengineoperation.Thisdiscolorationisnot
harmfultoenginepartsaslongastheoilandoillterelement
changesareperformedatrecommendedintervals.
EnginePerformanceProblems
Lowenginepowercanbetheresultofapluggedfuellter.
Fuellterscanplugprematurelyduetotheuseoffuelthat
iscontaminatedwithahighamountofsediment,microbial
growth,orwater.Fuelthathasbeenstoredforlonger
periodsoftimemayalsoreduceengineperformance.
Failuretomaintainthevehicleasrequiredinthe
MaintenanceInstructionsandMaintenanceIntervalsand
Specicationssectionsofthismanual,aswellasany
separatelyavailableEngineOperationandMaintenance
Manual,cancauseengineperformanceproblems.
Toolowofacetanenumbercouldcausehardstartingand
slowerwarm-upandcouldincreaseenginenoiseandexhaust
emissions.
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BrandNavistar
ModelProStar+
CategoryTrucks
LanguageEnglish

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