Perkins 904D-E28T Operation And Maintenance Manual page 90

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Maintenance Section
Engine Oil and Filter - Change
• Infrequent operation of the engine
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 250 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 500
hours in a 12-month period, then the engine oil and
filter change should be conducted yearly.
Draining the Engine Lubricating Oil
From a Standard Oil Pan
Note: Ensure that the vessel that will be used is large
enough to collect the waste oil.
After the engine has been run at the normal
operating temperature, stop the engine. Use the
following method to drain the engine oil pan:
Illustration 49
Typical example of a nonmetallic oil pan.
1. Place container below oil drain plug (1). Remove
the oil drain plug and allow the oil to drain into the
container for storage or disposal.
2. Remove drain plug seal (2) from the drain plug.
Discard the drain plug seal.
3. Clean oil drain plug (1) and install new drain plug
seal (2). Install oil drain plug (1) into oil pan (3).
4. Tighten oil drain plug (1) to a torque of 24 N·m
(212 lb in). Remove the container below oil drain
plug (1) and discard waste oil in accordance with
local regulations.
Note: A drain valve may be installed. Tighten the
drain valve to a torque of 24 N·m (212 lb in).
Draining the Engine Lubricating Oil
From an Oil Pan Equipped With a
Balancer
Note: Ensure that the vessel that will be used is large
enough to collect the waste oil.
After the engine has been run at the normal
operating temperature, stop the engine. Use the
following method to drain the engine oil pan:
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