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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Item Daily First
month or
20 hours
Every
100
hours
Every
500
hours
Every year
or 1000
hours
Check and refill with diesel Yes
Check and refill with engine oil Yes
Check for oil leakage Yes
Check and tighten fastening
parts
Yes
Check and tighten head bolts Yes
Replace engine oil Yes,
First oil
change
Yes
Replace engine oil filter Yes
Replace air filter Yes
Replace fuel filter Yes
Check Fuel injection pump Yes
Check injector nozzle Yes
Check fuel pipes Yes
Adjust clearance of intake and
exhaust valves
Yes –
First time
Yes
Grind intake/exhaust valves Yes
Replace piston rings Yes
Check battery condition Yes
Check carbon brushes and slip
rings
Yes
TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Possible fault/cause Remedy
The Diesel engine
will not start
The governer lever is not at
START position
Set lever to START position
Emergency STOP button
activated(depressed)
Re-set emergency STOP but-
ton
Insufficient fuel
Refill with fuel
Fuel injection pump does not
deliver fuel or delivers insuffi-
cient fuel
Remove the injector pump and
have it tested
Check the engine oil level The specified oil level should
be to the upper lever
The injector has severe carbon
build-up
Clean the injector
The start motor turns slowly Check battery performance
and all connections
The battery is flat Charge or replace with a new
one
The generator
is not producing
power
Main breaker switch has not
been turned ON
Turn the main breaker to the
ON position
Alternator brushes worn Replace the brushes
The contact in the socket is not
good
Make sure plugs are fully in-
serted into sockets
The rated sped is too HIGH or
too LOW
Adjust engine speed to pro-
duce 52 Hz with no load
AVR is damaged Replace AVR
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