Perkins 4008-30 Operation And Maintenance Manual page 79

SEBU9077-02
Illustration 65
Typical example
1. Place a suitable container below the engine oil
pan. Remove the drain plug (6). Allow the engine
oil to drain.
Note: Ensure that the vessel that will be used is large
enough to collect the waste oil.
2. Remove the sealing washer from the drain plug
(6). Discard the sealing washer.
3. Install a new sealing washer to the drain plug (6).
Install the drain plug to the engine oil pan. Tighten
the plug to a torque of 68 N·m (50 lb ft).
Replace the Oil Filter
Table 14
Required Tools
Tool Part Number
Strap Wrench
A -
Note: Ensure that all 3 oil filters are changed as a
set.
1. Use Tooling (A) to remove the oil filters (4) and
discard.
g06009948
Qty
Part Name
1
Engine Oil and Filter - Change
2. Ensure that the sealing face of the filter base (1) is
clean and free from dirt.
3. Lubricate the sealing rings (5) with clean engine
oil. Install the new oil filter (4).
Note: Apply hand pressure only to tighten the oil
filters.
4. Spin on the oil filter until the O ring seal contacts
the sealing surface (1). Then rotate the oil filter ¾
of a full turn. After all the oil filters have been
replaced, fill the oil pan.
Fill the Oil Pan
Refer to Operation and Maintenance Manual, "Fluid
Recommendations" for information on suitable oils.
1. Remove the oil filler cap (2).
2. Fill the oil pan with the correct amount of new
engine lubricating oil and install the filler cap.
Refer to Operation and Maintenance Manual,
"Refill Capacities" for more information. Restore
electrical power to the starter.
NOTICE
If equipped with an auxiliary oil filter system or a re-
mote filter system, follow the OEM or the filter manu-
factures recommendations. Under-filling or over filling
the crankcase with oil can cause engine damage.
Note: Before starting the engine, the engine oil
system must be primed. Refer to Operation and
Maintenance Manual, "Before Starting Engine" for
the procedure to prime the engine oil system.
3. Start the engine and run the engine for 2 minutes.
Perform this procedure to ensure that the
lubrication system has oil and that the oil filters are
filled. Inspect the oil filters for oil leaks.
4. Stop the engine and allow the oil to drain back to
the oil pan for a minimum of 10 minutes.
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