Perkins 4006D-E23TA Operation And Maintenance Manual page 68

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Maintenance Section
Engine Oil and Filter - Change
Refer to this Operation and Maintenance Manual,
"Severe Service Application" for more information on
reducing the engine oil and filter change period. For
severe service applications the recommended oil and
filter change period is 150 hours.
If the engine is operated in severe service conditions,
Perkins recommends the use of engine oil sampling.
Refer to this Operation and Maintenance Manual,
Engine Oil sample - Obtain for more information.
If the engine is operated infrequently less than 300
hours in a 12-month period, then the engine oil and
filter change should be conducted yearly.
Drain the Engine Lubricating Oil
Operate the engine so that the lubricating oil is warm,
then stop the engine. Isolate the electrical power to
the stater.
Illustration 51
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 17
Tool
A
Note: Ensure that all 3 oil filters are changed as a
set.
1. Use Tooling (A) to remove the oil filters (3)
2. Ensure that the sealing face of the filter base (1) is
clean and free from dirt.
3. Lubricate the O rings (4) with clean engine oil.
Install the new oil filter (3).
Note: Apply hand pressure only to tighten the oil
filters.
4. Spin on the oil filter until the O ring (4) 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.
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
g06327798 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.
Required Tools
Part Number Part Name
- Strap Wrench
NOTICE
M0088207
Qty
1