Maintenance
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C2500CB-OM-EN-16
7. Position a suitable waste oil collection container (see point 18 for the volume of
oil in the engine) on the ground to the right hand side of the engine.
8. Unclamp the end of the sump oil drain hose (
B
) from the pipe clamp (
C
) on the
chassis.
9. Direct the free end of the oil drain hose over the collection container and remove
the plug (
D
) from the end of the hose.
10. Allow the oil to drain completely.
11. Refit the plug to the end of the oil drain hose and tighten.
Torque to 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs)
12. Re-clamp the end of the sump oil drain hose in the pipe clamp on the chassis.
13. Unscrew and remove the used engine
oil filter (
E
) (dispose of the used filter in
accordance with local environmental
regulations) from the right hand side of
the engine. Use a filter wrench if
required.
14. Collect the draining oil from the filter.
15. Clean the sealing surface of the filter
support with a clean lint free cloth.
16. Lightly coat the seal on a new original
filter element with clean engine oil.
17. Screw on the new engine oil filter
element by hand - ensuring that the seal
is correctly placed – until the gasket is
touching the sealing surface then
tighten.
Torque to 10-12 Nm (7.5-9 ft. lbs)
18. Unscrew and remove the oil filler cap (
F
) from the top of the engine and pour in
clean new engine oil with suitable viscosity that meets the recommended
specification
(see on page 75).
Engine sump & drain hose oil volume: 6.8 litres / 7.2 quarts
19. Clean up any oil spills immediately.
20. Refit the oil filler cap and run the engine to warm up the oil. Check around the
filter for leaks.
21. Stop the engine wait for approximately 5 minutes until the oil has drained back
into the sump.
22. Check the oil level on the dipstick
(see 5.3 on page 47)
and top-up if necessary.
23. Refit the access panel (
A
) to the right hand side of the truck and close the
bonnet.
E
F
