Perkins M85T - Page 6

Contents TPD1379EDGr
4 Preventive maintenance
Preventive maintenance periods ....................................................................................29
Schedules .......................................................................................................................30
How to ll the coolant circuit ...........................................................................................33
How to drain the coolant circuit ......................................................................................34
Engines tted with keel coolers ......................................................................................34
How to check the specic gravity of the coolant
.............................................................35
How to drain the raw water system ................................................................................37
How to clean the strainer for the raw water pump ..........................................................38
How to check the impeller of the raw water pump ..........................................................39
How to check the drive belt
............................................................................................40
How to adjust the belt tension
........................................................................................40
How to renew the element of the fuel lter (M65 engines) .............................................41
How to renew the canister of the fuel lter (M85T engines) ...........................................42
Fuel pre-lter ..................................................................................................................43
Atomiser fault..................................................................................................................43
How to renew an atomiser ..............................................................................................44
How to eliminate air from the fuel system.......................................................................46
How to renew the lubricating oil......................................................................................47
How to renew the canister of the lubricating oil lter .....................................................49
How to renew the lubricating oil of the Newage PRM 260D reverse gearbox ................51
How to renew the lubricating oil of the ZF-Hurth HSW 250A reverse gearbox ..............53
How to renew the engine breather assembly, M65 engines ...........................................55
How to renew the breather valve M85T engines ...........................................................57
How to renew the element of the air lter (M65 engines) ...............................................58
How to renew the element of the air lter (M85T engines) .............................................58
How to set the valve tip clearances ................................................................................59
Seacock strainer .............................................................................................................61
Corrosion ........................................................................................................................61
Supplementary tools .......................................................................................................61
Power take-off ................................................................................................................62
PTO ...............................................................................................................................62
5 Engine uids
Fuel specication ............................................................................................................63
Low temperature fuels
....................................................................................................64
Aviation kerosene fuels
..................................................................................................64
Lubricating oil specication.............................................................................................65
Viscosity chart
................................................................................................................65
Coolant specication
......................................................................................................66
6 Fault diagnosis
Problems and possible causes ......................................................................................68
List of possible causes ...................................................................................................69