Changine Engine Oil; Engine Accessories - Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual

LUBRECATION AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
During cold weather, arm oh ci; 0mm Id he used that
will permit eas: starling a; time lowest atmospheric.
tellaperatore that
La
lIkely to be encountered. YThon
ion engine crankcase is being refi lied, the oil should
he selected, not oil rile basis oi the temperal:mre at
rime titter of time change hot on the anticipated mini
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lmmni temperature for the entire perittd d:mr:itg which
the oil is to he used.
WI
Ii
c8ntintmoos tempera tim re S are as low as
minus 10 F. use Ille
new
improved SW
Cii,
gene rally identIfied Wi dl the American Pet roiemn
ln.seita:e classification Tor Service MS' stamped
on the ran. llie practice ot using kerosene sith
engine oil in
alt
emergency should be diacouraged
hocatlse mt is Of temporary value unIv.
b. Adding Engine Cli
The engine orl level slooltl be checked every
time gasoline ie p¼mrchceed and every dime mime car
comes into mime service a: atio Oil eho oLd hi; added
as required. The oil level ndicatnr is marked to
show Add OiP' and 'Pull" levels, Oil should he
added whenever the level falls to the 'Add Oil''
niark, hut add only enough to bring level op
ill
the
Pull'' mark, Fig. 2-6.
Changing Engine
Oil
On a new ear
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ri,e oil should he changed a: the
end of the first SOIl miles .The second chamige should
he made whten theodometer reads 2,000 liii les .Then,
under
nomad driving
conditions,
draining the
crankcase- and replacing with fresh nil at 2,000 miles
or 2 month intervals, whichever fast oceore
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is
recommended.
Llnder adverse drivIng conditions, it may become
necessary to drain the crml tkc.aan oiL and clean the
air cdeaner natmre freqtmoitliy for reasons given be
low:
Driving throth dust storms or on ea:remely
roads n Lay comitenhinate the engine oil nm re
quickly.
t}.mrlng extremely cold weatbmer, trequecit starts,
low operating speeds, and short r u
las
may con taoi
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male the oil with water cu1tdemmse ion insidc time
cramthcase.
Hard dciv.: og Ic ild 5 tn thicken oils and timi 5 may
imlterfere w hh easy starting in cold weather.
Drain the crankccseonly after the engine has been
heoteil r::m normal operating mcampcrature. The
.benefits of draining are minimized if the crease
me drained when engine is cold, s.c some suspended
foreign matter will cling to rime sides tmf Die oil pan
and wit I out drain out readily with .si my,ver movimig
cold imil, Fltmehlng dme crankcase is not recom
mended. 'mc engine oil pen should be removed
and cleaned once a year, aftertho "Winter''seaann.
d. Engine Accessories
The generator has two oil cope, one aieactm end.
These cope ahtouid be filled with lOW engine oil
every 2,000 miles.
NOIL: If the oil reservoir i m m the comniotator
cod
bearing becomes completely exhaustemi
therouglt failure to lab nc ate el reg ml Sr in terv ale,
tIme reservoir should be restored by filling the
oil cop S times cnnseeotively, allowing time be
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twoeme fillings fur the oil ro sn,qk down,
At
each 2000 mi I c lubrication, LOW engine oil
should he added to the filler
LIthe
located at the
front of disrri bm,torj until the oil ievel is brought
op to lie top of the filler tube.
When the distribtmtor points are adjusted, cleaned,
or replaced. the dietributor breaker plate bushIng,
felt, pivot piim, ale di str:botor cam wick should be
lubricated whIm I or 2 drops of No. low oil. lubri
cate:he. disrrihulor cam at this time using Delco'
Remy Gauss and Rearing Luhricant M-3I L,uhriwl.
Vilieneve" the crankcase oil ie changed, the copper
gauze in Dm0 filler cap shouhd he cleaned in a solvent
and dipped in engine oil. This Operation at oiling
Lime cap should also be performed when condirinning
Fig, 2-
Checking ngio Oil Level