To clean the cooling system of heavy-duty antifreeze,
perform the following steps:
1.
Drain the cooling system.
2.
Fill the system with suitable distilled or deionized
water.
NOTICE
Most commercial cooling system cleaning agents are
corrosive and their use is not recommended by Per-
kins. If these cleaning agents have to be used to
clean heavy deposits, then they should not be left in
the system any longer then recommended by manu-
facturers. Also the engine temperature should not ex-
ceed 30° C (86° F).
The system must be thoroughly flushed with distilled
or deionized water after use of cleaning agents.
NOTICE
Cleaning agents for industrial cooling system must
not be used. These cleaning agents are very aggres-
sive
and
cause
damage
to
cooling
system
components.
3.
Dissolve a suitable cleaning agent in water: use
non-foaming detergent to clean oil contamination
or a cooling system cleaner to clean deposits.
Consult your Perkins dealer for suitable product.
4.
Run the engine for approximately 30 minutes,
leave the engine to cool down, and drain the
system.
5.
Take a sample of the solution from the system.
Allow the sample to sit for at least 30 minutes and
check for signs of oil or deposits. If contaminant is
still present repeat step 1 to step 4.
6.
Flush the system with distilled or deionized water.
7.
Fill the system with new coolant.
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Fluid
Recommendations
(Engine
Oil
Specification)
General
Lubricant
Information
Because
of
government
regulations
regarding
the
certification
of
exhaust
emissions
from
the
engine,
the
lubricant
recommendations
must
be
followed.
• API
American Petroleum Institute
• SAE
Society Of Automotive Engineers Inc.
• ECF
Engine Crankcase Fluid
Licensing
The Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System by
the American Petroleum Institute (API) is recognized
by Perkins. For detailed information about this
system, see the latest edition of the “API publication
No. 1509”. Engine oils that bear the API symbol are
authorized by API.
Illustration 25
g03580218
Typical API symbol
Terminology
Certain abbreviations follow the nomenclature of
“SAE J754”. Some classifications follow “SAE J183”
abbreviations, and some classifications follow the
“EMA Recommended Guideline on Diesel Engine
Oil”. In addition to Perkins definitions, there are other
definitions that will be of assistance in purchasing
lubricants. Recommended oil viscosities can be
found in this publication, “Fluid Recommendations/
Engine Oil Specification” topic (Maintenance
Section).
Engine Oil
Commercial Oils
NOTICE
Perkins require the use of the following specifica-
tion of engine oil. Failure to use the appropriate
specification of engine oil will reduce the life of
your engine.
Table 16
Minimum Oil Specification for 1103AA and 1104AA Industrial
Engines
Minimum Oil
specification
API CH-4
ECF 1
Engines Operating on Biodiesel
Refer to this Manual Fluid Recommendations, “Fuel
Specification” for the required service interval for
operating with biodiesel.
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