Issue 9 February 2006
50
h. Smoking engine
1. Dirty air filter element (black smoke)
2. Incorrect fuel used (see section 7)
3. Burning oil (blue smoke)
4. Leaking cylinder head gasket (white/misty smoke)
5. Faulty Turbo (black or blue smoke & lack of power)
i. Engine will not turn over on start
1. Possible
flat
battery
To access the engine compartment when the engine won’t start, use the manual hopper tilt system –
see Section 9.
j. Ignition/charging light fails to go out on start up
1. Broken
fan
belt
2. Slipping or loose fan belt
k. Excessive vibration during sweeping
1. Suction fan impeller is damaged
2. Fan casing is blocked
3. A piece of debris has become trapped in the fan casing.
NOTE: having carried out the basic faultfinding as above, if the fault is not found the symptoms
should be reported to your supervisor and engineer/fitter as soon as possible.