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4.3 Lubrication system
Maintenance
h.
Clean the drain plug of oil sump
and refit with a new sealing
washer, if necessary. Tighten
drain plug to 4 to 6 mkg torque.
i.
Fill in recommended quantity of
engine oil in sump.
j.
Start engine and allow it to run for
a few minutes and stop the engine.
k.
After 20 minutes, check level of
oil on dipstick. It should be at
upper mark. If not, top-up. When
checking oil level, vehicle should
be parked on level ground.
CAUTION
Make sure that only genuine oil filter
cartridge is used.
i.
Do not use filter with inferior
filtering material which cannot
properly filter the engine oil.
ii.
Do not use filter with improper
dimensions which cannot
prevent filtered oil getting
mixed with unfiltered oil.
Since it is extremely difficult to
distinguish between genuine and
non-genuine filter cartridges, obtain
these only from Tata authorised
workshop.
Discard used oil filter cartridge.
Filter cartridge should not be
cleaned or reused.
Change Engine Oil after every
18000 kms or earlier depending on
the type of operation.
Use only recommended engine oil
conforming to SAE 0W-40 APICH4 &
MB228.3 specifications.
Engine oil dipstick
A. Minimum level
B. Maximum level
Engine oil dip stick
A
B
