Perkins 4GM - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

TPD1327E Contents
1 General information
Introduction ......................................................................................................................1
How to care for your engine ............................................................................................2
General safety precautions..............................................................................................3
Engine guarantee ............................................................................................................4
Engine identication ........................................................................................................5
Perkins main dealers ....................................................................................................... 6
2 Engine views
Introduction ......................................................................................................................7
Location of engine parts - 4 cylinder turbocharged engines ........................................... 7
Front and left side (A) ............................................................................................7
Rear and right side (B) ....................................................................................... 8
Front and left side (A) ............................................................................................9
Location of engine parts - 6 cylinder turbocharged engines ............................................ 9
Front and right side (B) .......................................................................................10
Front and left side view (A) .................................................................................. 11
Location of engine parts - 6 cylinder turbocharged, intercooled engines ..................... 11
Front and right side view (B) ................................................................................12
3 Operation instructions
How to start the engine..................................................................................................13
How to start a cold engine with the fuelled starting aid ........................................ 13
How to start a warm engine .................................................................................13
How to stop the engine ..................................................................................................13
Adjustment of the engine speed range .......................................................................... 14
Running-in .....................................................................................................................14
4 Preventive maintenance
Preventive maintenance periods ................................................................................... 15
Schedules ............................................................................................................15
Schedules ......................................................................................................................16
How to ll the coolant circuit .......................................................................................... 17
Engines tted with keel coolers ............................................................................ 17
How to drain the coolant circuit ..................................................................................... 18
Engines tted with keel coolers ............................................................................ 19
How to check the specic gravity of the coolant ............................................................ 20
How to drain the raw water circuit ................................................................................. 21
Engines tted with heat exchangers .................................................................... 21
How to check the drive belt of the alternator ................................................................. 22
How to adjust the belt tension .............................................................................. 22
How to clean the strainer for the raw water pump (6TWGM model) ............................. 23
How to check the impeller of the raw water pump ......................................................... 24
How to clean the gauze strainer of the fuel lift pump.....................................................25
How to renew the canister of the fuel lter .................................................................... 26
How to renew the element of the fuel pre-lter .............................................................. 27
Atomiser fault.................................................................................................................28
How to renew an atomiser .............................................................................................29
How to eliminate air from the fuel system......................................................................30