Operating Instructions; Preparing For Initial Start; Filling The Engine With Oil; Priming The Turbochargers On Engines Fitted With The Electronic Governor - Perkins 400 Series User Handbook Manual

PREPARING FOR INITIAL START

FILLING THE ENGINE WITH OIL

WARNING
THE OIL LEVEL IS BELOW THE
MINIMUM MARK OR ABOVE THE
MAXIMUM. ALWAYS WEAR
PROTECTIVE GLOVES WHEN
HANDLING ENGINE OIL.
Remove the drain plug to ensure that the
sump is clean and empty. Refit and tighten
the plug. Remove the oil filler situated on the
left hand side of the crankcase, by rotating
the T-bar anti-clockwise and pulling up (Fig.
1). Fill the sump to the maximum mark on
the dipstick with the appropriate grade and
quantity of oil (see
NOTE: If the engine has been overhauled
ensure that, with the governor in the stop
position, the pump injectors are set in the
'NO FUEL' position.
PRIMING THE TURBOCHARGERS ON
ENGINES FITTED
ELECTRONIC GOVERNOR
Before starting the engine for the first time, or
if it has stood idle for more than three
months, the turbocharger bearings should
be primed. To prime the turbocharger, the
engine needs to be motored over on the
starter. In order that the engine does not run
up to speed when operating the key switch
(i.e. energising the stop solenoids) it will be
necessary to hold the governor lever in the
stop position (see
the air shut-off valves have been manually
set to the run position (see
Key
(Fig. 2 & Fig. 3)
1. Electronic plug
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NEVER OPERATE
THE ENGINE WHEN
page 19 & 20).
WITH
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Fig. 12).
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THE
Fig. 2
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