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Maintenance Section
Engine Oil and Filter - Change
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Illustration 60
Typical example
•
If the engine is equipped with a drain valve, turn the
drain valve knob counterclockwise in order to drain
the oil. After the oil has drained, turn the drain valve
knob clockwise in order to close the drain valve.
•
If the engine is not equipped with a drain valve,
remove the oil drain plug (1) in order to allow the oil
to drain. If the engine is equipped with a shallow oil
pan, remove the bottom oil drain plugs from both
ends of the oil pan.
After the oil has drained, the oil drain plugs should be
cleaned and installed. If necessary, replace the O
ring seal. Tighten the drain plug to 34 N·m (25 lb ft).
Replace the Oil Filter
NOTICE
Perkins oil
fi
lters are manufactured to Perkins speci-
fi
cations. Use of an oil
fi
lter that is not recommended
by Perkins could result in severe damage to the en-
gine bearings, crankshaft, etc., as a result of the larger
waste particles from un
fi
ltered oil entering the engine
lubricating system. Only use oil
fi
lters recommended
by Perkins.
1.
Place a suitable container below the oil
fi
lter
assembly. Remove the oil
fi
lter with a suitable tool.
2.
Clean sealing surface of the oil
fi
lter base (2).
3.
Apply clean engine oil to O ring seal (3) for the
new oil
fi
lter.
NOTICE
Do not
fi
ll the oil
fi
lters with oil before installing them.
This oil would not be
fi
ltered and could be contaminat-
ed. Contaminated oil can cause accelerated wear to
engine components.
4.
Install the new oil
fi
lter. Spin on the oil
fi
lter until
the O ring contacts the sealing surface (2). Then
rotate the oil
fi
lter ¾ of a full turn.
Fill the Oil Pan
1.
Remove the oil
fi
ller cap. Refer to this
Operation and Maintenance Manual, “Fluid
Recommendations” for more information on
suitable oils. Fill the oil pan with the correct
amount of new engine lubricating oil. Refer
to this Operation and Maintenance Manual,
“Re
fi
ll Capacities” for more information on re
fi
ll
capacities.
NOTICE
If equipped with an auxiliary oil
fi
lter system or a re-
mote
fi
lter system, follow the OEM or the
fi
lter manu-
factures recommendations. Under
fi
lling or over
fi
lling
the crankcase with oil can cause engine damage.
2.
Start the engine and run the engine at “LOW
IDLE” for 2 minutes. Perform this procedure in
order to ensure that the lubrication system has
oil and that the oil
fi
lters are
fi
lled. Inspect the oil
fi
lter for oil leaks.
3.
Stop the engine and allow the oil to drain back to
the oil pan for a minimum of 10 minutes.
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Illustration 61
4.
Remove the engine oil level gauge in order to
check the oil level. Maintain the oil level between
the “L” and “H” marks on the engine oil level
gauge. Do not
fi
ll the crankcase above the “H”
mark.