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Bringing Out of Storage
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Remove any covers from the engine, air filter
and exhaust pipe.
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Fill the engine with the correct grade of oil into
the engine, as necessary, refer to Technical
Data, Lubrication System. Install a new oil filter
if the filter was not changed during conservation.
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Install new fuel filters and bleed the fuel system.
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Check the drive belt(s).
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Check the condition of all rubber hoses, and
retighten the hose clamps.
Conservation of the lubrication and fuel systems for more than 8 months' stoppage:
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Drain the engine oil and fill up with conservation
oil* to just over the MIN marking on the dipstick.
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Connect the fuel suction and return hoses to a 1/3
full jerrican containing conservation oil* and 2/3
diesel fuel.
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Bleed the fuel system.
* Conservation oils are sold by oil companies.
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Close the drain taps and install any drain plugs.
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Check the coolant level. Top up as necessary.
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Connect the fully charged batteries.
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Start the engine and warm it up at fast idle with
no load.
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Check that no oil, fuel or coolant leakage occurs.
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Fill the AdBlue/DEF tank. The solution must
fulfill ISO 22241 standards.
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Start the engine and run at a fast idle until about 2
liters (0.6 US gal) of the fluid in the jerrican have
been used. Stop the engine and re-connect the fuel
suction and return lines.
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Drain the conservation oil from the engine.
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Follow the other instructions on the previous page.
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