Engine Oil; Engine Oil Specifications - Yanmar 6LY3-STC Operation Manual

ENGINE OIL

NOTICE: Only use the engine oil specified.
Other engine oils may affect warranty
coverage, cause internal engine
components to seize and / or shorten engine
life. NEVER mix different types of engine oil.
This may adversely affect the lubricating
properties of the engine oil.
6LY3 LDC Operation Manual

Engine Oil Specifications

Use an engine oil that meets or exceeds the
following guidelines and classifications:
Service Categories
• API Service Categories CD or higher
• ACEA Service Categories E-3, E-4 and
E-5
• JASO Service Category DH-1
Definitions
• API Classification (American Petroleum
Institute)
• ACEA Classification (Association des
Constructeurs Européens d'Automobilies)
• JASO (Japanese Automobile Standards
Organization)
NOTICE:
• Be sure the engine oil, engine oil storage
containers and engine oil filling equipment
are free of sediment or water.
• Change the engine oil after the first 50
hours of operation and then at every 250
hours thereafter.
• Select the oil viscosity based on the
ambient temperature where the engine is
being operated. See the SAE Service
Grade Viscosity Chart (Figure 3).
• Yanmar does not recommend the use of
engine oil "additives."
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BEFORE YOU OPERATE
SAE 10W-30
SAE 15W-40
-4°F 14°F 32°F 50°F
(-20°C) (-10°C) (0°C) (10°C) (20°C) (30°C) (40°C)
Figure 3
68°F 86°F 104°F
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