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3) Check the engine oil level
The engine oil level of oil pan should be in between the upper and lower scale lines of dipstick. Add
oil from the oil filler port if necessary.
4) Check all accessories of diesel engine for reliable connections and solve any abnormal
phenomenon.
Check the starting system for normal wiring and check and ensure that the battery is sufficiently
charged. Open the valve of fuel tank and remove the air inside the fuel system by operating the
manual pump of the injection pump.
3.5 Starting of the diesel engine
Turn on the instrument power switch, and press down the starting button. If the engine cannot be
started within 10s for the first attempt, repeat the above starting process after 1min. If the engine
cannot be started for 3 successive times, stop the attempt and find out and solve the malfunction
before retry. Once the engine is started, release the starting button, and check the readings of
instrumentations. The oil pressure should be immediately displayed on the oil pressure gauge.
Please note that the cold engine should not run at high speed it should run at idle speed for some
time.
3.6 Stopping of the diesel engine
Before stop the diesel engine, you should remove the load and reduce the engine speed to
(600~1000) r/min and running for several minutes. Switch off the power supply to instruments after
shutdown. If emergency shutdown is needed, press down the stop button, or rapidly cut off the fuel
supply pipe of the injection pump or block the air filter inlet port.
3.7Running of the diesel engine
1) After starting, run the engine at idle speed for several minutes. Then increase the speed to the
rated and add some load. After the water temperature is above 60°C and the oil temperature is
above 50°C, the engine can be operated under full load. Both the load and speed must be increased
gradually, and sudden loading or unloading should be avoided.
2) It is recommended to run the engine with medium load during the running-in period (50h).
3) It is prohibited to run the engine at idle speed for a long time to avoid oily smoke.
4) During normal operation of diesel engine, it is allowed to run continuously at rated power and
