Paccar PX-9 - Lubricating Oil Recommendations and Specifications

MAINTENANCESPECIFICATIONS
Inparticular,operatorsshouldbe
awarethatbiodieselblendsare
morepronetocoldow(gelling)and
lterpluggingissuescomparedto
conventionaldieselfuel.Ifvehicles
areexpectedtobeoperatedin
temperaturesbelowfreezing,care
shouldbetakentoensurethatboththe
biodieselfuelusedandtheappropriate
vehiclefuelsystemaccessoryheaters
areutilized.
Operatorsshouldalsobeawarethat
biodieselenergycontent(byvolume)
islowerthandieselwhichcanreduce
fueleconomybyuptotwopercent.
LubricatingOil
Recommendationsand
Specications
GeneralInformation
CAUTION
Extendingtheoilandlterchange
intervalbeyondtherecommenda-
tionswilldecreasetheenginelife
duetofactorssuchascorrosion,
deposits,andwear.Engineoil
lterscapturedirtandremovede-
positsfromtheoiltoprolongthe
lifeofinternalmovingcomponents.
Followtheoilandlterchange
intervalsasrecommendedinthis
sectionofthemanual.Failureto
complymayresultinequipmentor
propertydamage.
Theuseofqualityenginelubricating
oils,combinedwithappropriateoil
drainandlterchangeintervals,isa
criticalfactorinmaintainingengine
performanceanddurability.Extending
theoilandlterchangeintervalbeyond
therecommendationswilldecrease
enginelifeduetofactorssuchas
corrosion,deposits,andwear.Refer
to“OilDrainIntervals”onpage5-11
todeterminewhichoildrainintervalto
useforanapplication.
NOTE
Itistheownersresponsibilityto
correctlyfollowlubricatingoilrec-
ommendations.Ifrecommenda-
tionsareignored,theenginewar-
rantycouldbeaffected.
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