Lubricants, Fuel And Coolant - Kubota BX231D Operator's Manual

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LUBRICANTS, FUEL AND COOLANT

No. Locations
1 Fuel
Coolant with recovery
2
tank
3 Engine crankcase
4 Transmission case
5 Front axle case
Greasing
Speed control pedal
6
Rear link
Bonnet lock
Bonnet guide
*1 Oil amount when the oil level is at the upper level of the oil level gauge.
*2 The product name of KUBOTA genuine UDT fluid may be different from that in the operator's manual depending on countries or territories.
Consult your local KUBOTA Dealer for further detail.
Fuel
• Cetane number of 45 is minimum. Cetane number greater than 50 is preferred, especially for the following
temperatures or the following elevations.
Temperatures
Elevations
• Diesel fuels specified to EN 590 or ASTM D975 are recommended.
• No.2-D is a distillate fuel of lower volatility for engines in industrial and heavy mobile service (SAE J313 JUN87).
• If the engine is to be operated within the European Union on diesel or non-road gas-oil, a fuel with sulphur content
lower than 10 mg/kg (20 mg/kg at point of final distribution), a cetane number greater than 45 and a fatty acid
methyl ester (FAME) content lower than 7% volume per volume (v/v) shall be used.
Engine oil
• Oil used in the engine should have an American Petroleum Institute (API) service classification and proper SAE
engine oil according to the ambient temperatures as shown in the preceding table.
• See the following table for the suitable API classification engine oil according to the engine type with internal
EGR, external EGR, or non-EGR, and the fuel.
Fuel used
Ultra low sulphur fuel [<0.0015%
(15 ppm)]
EGR
Exhaust gas re-circulation
• The CJ-4 engine oil is intended for DPF (diesel-particulate-filter) type engines, and cannot be used on this tractor.
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Capacities
BX231D BX261D
25 L
3.1 L 3.3 L
*1
3.3 L 4.0 L
11.3 L
3.6 L
No. of greasing points
1
4
1
1
Engine oil classification (API classification)
Oil class of engines except external EGR
CF, CF-4, CG-4, CH-4, or CI-4
LUBRICANTS, FUEL AND COOLANT
No. 2-D diesel fuel
No. 1-D diesel fuel if the temperature is below -10 ℃
Fresh clean soft water with antifreeze
• Engine oil
API Service Classification
See the following Engine oil section.
Above 25 ℃
-10 ℃ to 25 ℃
Below -10 ℃
• KUBOTA SUPER UDT-2 fluid
• KUBOTA SUPER UDT-2 fluid
gear oil
Capacity
until grease over-
flow
moderate amount
moderate amount
moderate amount
Below -20 ℃
Above 1500 m
Oil class of engines with external EGR
CF, or CI-4
You cannot use the class CF-4, CG-4, and
CH-4 engine oils on EGR-type-engines.
Grade
SAE30, SAE10W-30 or 15W-40
SAE20, SAE10W-30, or 15W-40
SAE10W-30
*2
*2
or SAE 80-SAE90
Type of grease
Multipurpose
EP2 Grease (NLGI Grade No.2)
BX231D