Fill The Oil Pan - Perkins 1206F-E70TA Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Maintenance Recommendations
Engine Oil and Filter - Change
2. Cut the oil filter open with a suitable tool. Break
apart the pleats and inspect the oil filter for metal
debris. An excessive amount of metal debris in the
oil filter may indicate early wear or a pending
failure.
Use a magnet to differentiate between the ferrous
metals and the nonferrous metals that are found in
the oil filter element. Ferrous metals may indicate
wear on the steel and cast iron parts of the engine.
Nonferrous metals may indicate wear on the
aluminum parts, brass parts or bronze parts of the
engine. Parts that may be affected include the
following items: main bearings, rod bearings and
turbocharger bearings.
Due to normal wear and friction, it is not
uncommon to find small amounts of debris in the
oil filter.
Illustration 87
Typical example
3. Clean sealing surface (2).
4. Apply clean engine oil to O ring seal (3) for the new
oil filter.
NOTICE
Do not fill the oil filters with oil before installing them.
This oil would not be filtered and could be contami-
nated. Contaminated oil can cause accelerated wear
to engine components.
5. Install the new oil filter. Spin on the oil filter until the
O ring contacts the sealing surface (2). Then rotate
the oil filter ¾ of a full turn.

Fill the Oil Pan

1. Remove the oil filler cap. Refer to this Operation
and Maintenance Manual, "Fluid
Recommendations" for more information on
suitable oils. Fill the oil pan with the correct amount
of new engine lubricating oil. Refer to this
Operation and Maintenance Manual, "Refill
Capacities" for more information on refill
capacities.
If equipped with an auxiliary oil filter system or a re-
mote filter system, follow the OEM or the filter manu-
factures recommendations. Under filling or over filling
the crankcase with oil can cause engine damage.
2. Start the engine and run the engine at "LOW IDLE"
for 2 minutes. Perform this procedure in order to
ensure that the lubrication system has oil and that
the oil filters are filled. Inspect the oil filter for oil
leaks.
3. Stop the engine and allow the oil to drain back to
the oil pan for a minimum of 10 minutes.
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Illustration 88
"L" Low
"H" High
4. Remove the engine oil level gauge in order to
check the oil level. Maintain the oil level between
the "L" and "H" marks on the engine oil level
gauge. Do not fill the crankcase above the "H"
mark.
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NOTICE
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