UniCarriers FD160-2 Operation & Maintenance Manual page 124

PERIODIC INSPECTION
CHANGING ENGINE OIL
CAUTION
• Use the specified engine oil.
• This truck is equipped with a turbocharged engine. Use
API Class CD or higher engine oil.
Change the engine oil once a month (200 hours of operation).
However, for new trucks, the engine oil should be changed at the
first 50 hours or after one week.
Before changing engine oil
CAUTION
Do not try to change the engine oil immediately after the
engine is shut down.
The engine oil is very hot. Change the engine oil when
engine oil is properly warm.
When the engine is cold, start the engine and let it run at low rpm
to warm it up.
Then, move to a level surface, turn on the parking brake switch,
shut off the engine and remove the key. Open the engine hood fully.
Changing engine oil
CAUTION
Do not drain waste oil into a waterway nor throw it away
on the ground. Disposal of waste oil should be left to a
specialist. UniCarriers dealer will undertake oil change job,
if required.
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DIPSTICK
OIL FILL PORT CAP
1) Remove the engine oil fill port cap.
2) Wipe the cap clean with shop rag.
3) Put a pan under the drain plug of the oil pan.
4) Wipe the drain plug and oil pan clean with shop rag.
5) Loosen the plug using a socket wrench.
6) Once the plug becomes loose, turn it with fingers.
7) Oil will spout out. Place an oil catching pan properly.
8) Clean the drain plug.
9) After oil is drained off completely, reinstall the drain plug.
10) Wipe clean on and around the drain plug.
11) Wind cloth around the oil fill port neck to catch spilt oil.
12) Add oil up to the specified level, leaving a room of about one
liter. Then, gradually add oil, checking the oil level with the oil
level dipstick.
13) Wipe clean areas around the fill port and reinstall the oil fill
port cap securely.
14) Start the engine and run it at idle rpm to prime oil throughout
the engine.
15) Shut down the engine. After a while, check the oil level using
the oil level dipstick. The oil level should be between the H
and L marks on the dipstick. If the level is low, add oil.
DRAIN PLUG