Paccar PX-9 - Topping up the Engine Oil; Coolant Recommendations and Specifications

MAINTENANCESPECIFICATIONS
ToppingUptheEngineOil
1.Ifcheckingtheengineoiljust
afterstoppingtheengine,wait15
minutesfortheoiltodrainback
intotheoilpanbeforechecking
theuidlevel.
2.Topupwithoil,ifnecessary,via
thelleropening.Usethecorrect
gradeinthecorrectquantity.
3.Aftertoppingup,waitoneminute
andchecktheoillevelagain.
4.Reinstalltheoilllcapandtwist
tolockitinplace.
NOTE
See“LubricatingOilRecommen-
dationsandSpecications”on
page5-23.
CoolantRecommendations
andSpecications
Thecoolingsysteminyourvehicle
wasfactorylledwithExtendedLife
Coolant(ELC)thatmeetsorexceeds
allASTMD6210requirements.
PACCARrecommendsonlyusinga
50/50mixtureofdistilledwaterand
ELCwhencoolingsystemservice
isrequired.A50/50mixtureofELC
anddistilledwaterwillprovidefreeze
protectiondownto-34°F(-36.7°C),
whichisadequateformostlocations
inNorthAmerica.Forextremelycold
operatingconditions,a60/40mixture
(coolant/waterratio)canbeusedto
providefreezeprotectiondownto
-62°F(-52.2°C).
Yourenginemaybeequippedwith
anoptionalcoolantlterdesignedto
captureandremoveharmfuldeposits
fromthecoolingsystemtohelpprolong
systemlife.
CheckingCoolantCondition
ToensuretheExtendedLifeCoolant
(ELC)inyourvehiclealwaysprovides
maximumfreezeprotection,perform
thefollowingtests:
1.Checkthecoolantcoloratevery
maintenanceinterval.Itshouldbe
abrightredwithnosignsofdebris
oranyoil.
2.Testthefreezepointatleasttwo
timesayear.Arefractometeror
teststripscanbeusedtomeasure
theprotectionlevel.
3.Keepthecoolingsystematfull
levelsbytopping-upusingELC
pre-dilutedto50/50blend.
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