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© Scania Industrial & Marine Engines
MAINTENANCE
The maintenance programme covers 22 points, divided into the following
main groups:
Lubrication oil system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 26
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 39
Fuel system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 41
Electrical system, monitors, batteries, etc. . . page 43
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 45
The maintenance points are divided into intervals as follows:
Daily maintenance
Maintenance before first start
Maintenance after the first 400 hours of operation
Periodic maintenance every 200 hours of operation (carried out after
200, 400, 600, 800, etc. hours)
Periodic maintenance after every 400 hours of operation (carried out after
400, 800, 1,200, 1,600, etc. hours)
Periodic maintenance after every 1,200 hours of operation (carried out after
1,200, 2,400, 3,600, etc. hours)
Maintenance every year
Maintenance every 3rd year
ENGINES WITH FEW HOURS OF
OPERATION
The engine is run to operating temperature and the maintenance points below
should be carried out:
1. Checking oil level.
5. Checking coolant level.
10. Checking low pressure indicator.
12. Checking fuel level.
15. Checking electrolyte level in batteries.
16. Checking battery charge.
17. Cleaning batteries.
20. Look for leaks. Remedy as necessary
For engines with few
operating hours which do not
receive periodic maintenance
according to the maintenance
schedule on page 25,
maintenance should be
carried out according to the
schedules for:
“Every year”
Immobilise the starting device
when working on the engine.
If the engine starts out of
control, there is a
SERIOUS RISK
OF INJURY
