Operation Manual – ITW GSE 6400 Tier 4
Warning
Chapter 2 Service and Troubleshooting
Section 1
Maintenance Inspection/Check
1) General
To make certain the generator set is always ready for operation, it must be inspected and
maintained regularly and systematically so that defects may be discovered and corrected before
they result in serious damage to components, or failure of the equipment.
2) Maintenance Schedule
a) General
A periodic maintenance schedule should be established and maintained. A suggested schedule
is provided in Figure 2-1-1 on the following pages. It may be modified, as required to meet
varying operating and environmental conditions. It is suggested that generator set and vehicle
inspections
be coordinated as much as possible.
b) Maintenance Schedule Check Sheet
It is strongly recommended that the customer use a maintenance schedule check sheet such
as the one in the engine manufacture’s operation manual. The check sheet will provide a record
and serve as a guide for establishment of a schedule to meet the customer’s maintenance
requirements for his specific operation.
c) Time Intervals.
The schedule is based on both hours of operation and calendar intervals. These two intervals
are not necessarily the same. For example, in normal operation the oil change period, based
on hours of operation, will be reached long before the three months calendar period. The
calendar period is included to make certain services are performed regularly when the
equipment is stored, or being operated infrequently. Lubricating oil standing in engines that are
stored, or used very little, may tend to oxidize and may require changing although it is not dirty.
Perform all services on a whichever- comes-first basis.
d) Identification of Interval Periods.
Each interval period is identified by a letter A, B, C, etc. For example, services under B
schedule should be performed at the end of each 250 hours of operation, or every three
months, BR service is performed during the BREAK IN period (first 50-150 hours) and AR
service is performed AS REQUIRED.
STOP operations at once if a serious or possibly dangerous fault is discovered
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