Paccar PX-9 - Engine Oil Pressure Lamp Turns On

WHATTODOIF...
EngineOilPressureLamp
TurnsOn
EngineOilPressureGauge-Itis
importanttomaintainoilpressure
withinacceptablelimits.Ifoilpressure
dropsbelowtheminimumpsiared
warninglampontheoilpressure
gaugeandtheStopEngineLampwill
comeON.
CAUTION
Continuingtooperateyourvehicle
withinsufcientoilpressuremay
causesevereenginedamage,
equipmentorpropertydamage.
•Iftheoilpressurefailstorisewithin
10secondsaftertheenginestarts,
stoptheengineanddeterminethe
cause.
•See“LubricatingOilSystem”
onpage5-14,forthecorrectoil
pressurerangesforyourvehicle's
engine.
•Iftheoilpressuresuddenlydrops,
ortheaudiblealarmandengine
oilpressurewarninglightcomeon
whiledriving,dothefollowing:
1.Slowdowncarefully.
2.Moveasafedistanceofftheroad
andstop.
3.Placethetransmissioninneutral
(N)andsettheparkingbrake.
(SeeParkingBrakeValveand
OperatingtheTransmissionin
yourvehicleOperator'sManual,
fortransmissionshiftingand
parkingbrakeinformation.)
4.TurnOFFtheengine.
5.TurnONtheemergencyasher
anduseotherwarningdevicesto
alertothermotorists.
6.Waita15–20minutestoallow
oiltodrainintotheengineoil
pan,andthenchecktheoillevel.
(See“InspectionoftheEngineOil
Level”onpage5-3.)
7.Addoilifnecessary.Iftheproblem
persists,contactanauthorized
PACCARenginedealerassoon
aspossible.
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