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MAINTENANCESPECIFICATIONS
NewEngineBreak-InOils
PACCARdoesnotapprovetheuseof
special“break-in”enginelubricating
oilsforneworrebuiltPACCAR
engines.Itisrecommendedtouse
thesamelubricatingoilforengine
break-inthatwillbeusedduringnormal
operation.
CAUTION
Asulfatedashlimitof1.85percent
hasbeenplacedonallenginelu-
bricatingoilsrecommendedforuse
inPACCARengines.Higherash
oilscancausevalveand/orpis-
tondamageandleadtoexcessive
oilconsumption.Failuretocomply
mayresultinequipmentdamage.
CAUTION
Theuseofasynthetic-baseoil
doesnotjustifyextendedoil
changeintervals.Extendedoil
changeintervalscandecreaseen-
ginelifeduetofactorssuchascor-
rosion,deposits,andwear.Failure
tocomplymayresultinequipment
damage.
Additionalinformationregarding
lubricatingoilavailabilitythroughout
theworldisavailableintheEMA
LubricatingOilsDataBookfor
Heavy-DutyAutomotiveandIndustrial
Engines.Thedatabookcanbe
orderedfrom:EngineManufacturers
Association,TwoNorthLaSalleStreet,
Chicago,IL60602;(312)827-8733,
(www.enginemanufacturers.org).
AftermarketOilAdditiveUsage
PACCARdoesnotrecommendtheuse
ofaftermarketoiladditives.Today's
high-qualityenginelubricatingoilsare
verysophisticated.Mostoilsalready
containpreciseamountsofadditives
blendedintothelubricatingoiltomeet
stringentperformancerequirements.
Thesefurnishedoilsmeetperformance
characteristicsthatconformto
thelubricantindustrystandards.
Aftermarketlubricatingoiladditivesare
notnecessarytoenhanceengineoil
performanceandinsomecasescan
reducethefurnishedoil'scapabilityto
protecttheengine.
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