Iveco Marine Diesel Engines, Installation Handbook

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MARCH 2004 LUBRICATION
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MARINE ENGINES INSTALLATION
7.1 LUBRICANT CHARACTERISTICS
The type, grade, working temperature and required quantity of oil for the different engines are
specified in the technical information table of each engine and in the corresponding manuals of use
and maintenance.
As regards the oil change intervals mentioned in the different publications, it should be remembered
that the use of oils that do not comply with the characteristics of the European standard ACEA E3 -E5
or higher grade oils, reduce change intervals to the half.
7.2 OIL FILTERS
IVECO engines take full flow; easy-change filters, or filter cartridges that filter the total flow of oil in
the engine.
The filtering material of the cartridge is a special kind of paper, which has a filtering level suitable to the
engine type of use.
The number of filters varies ranging from one to more than one, depending on their size and on the
flow of lubricant oil in the engine.
Complying with the Classifying Organisms parameters, the most powerful engines are fitted with a filter
support, which includes at least two filters and allows their replacement even while the engine is run-
ning. During the oil change, the filters are removed from the lubrication circuit alternatively to secure a
continuous filtration through the filter that is kept in the system (fig. 1).
For information about different oil change procedures, refer to the manual of use and maintenance.
1. Oil filters assembly- 2. Oil filter cartridges - A. Functioning filter - B. Filter removal.
Figure 1
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X X
2
A A
B B
Sez. X-X