Peterbilt 337 2017 - Engine Lubrication; Inspection of the Engine Oil Level

ENGINE
EngineLubrication
Refertotheenginemanufacturer's
EngineOperationandMaintenance
Manualsuppliedwithyourvehiclefor
informationaboutdrainingandrelling
engineoil,enginecrankcasecapacity,
engineoiltype,andchangingoillters,
etc.
WARNING!
Hotengineoilcanbedangerous.
Youcouldbeburned.Lettheen-
gineoilcooldownbeforechanging
it.Failuretocomplymayresultin
death,personalinjury,equipmentor
propertydamage.
InspectionoftheEngineOilLevel
NOTE
Ittakesapproximately15minutes
foralltheoiltorunintothesump
whentheengineis‘warm.’Ifthe
levelischeckedimmediatelyafter
switchingofftheengine,thedipstick
willshowalowoillevel.
1.Makesurethatthevehicleframe
railisstandingonaatandlevel
surface.
2.Makesurethatthevehicleis
horizontal,bothlengthwiseand
crosswise.Checkthiscarefully
onavehiclewithairsuspension.
Notethattheenginemaybe
inclinedupto4°dependingonthe
vehiclemodelandwheelbase.
3.Twistthedipstickhandletounlock
it,thenpullthedipstickoutofthe
holder.
4.Wipethedipstickcleanwitha
lint-freecloth.
5.Placethedipstickbackintothe
holder.
6.Pullthedipstickoutagainand
checktheoillevel.Theoillevel
shouldalwaysbebetweenthe2
marksonthedipstick.
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