MAINTENANCE
D4.2
D4.2
VANTAGE® 500
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Have qualified personnel do all maintenance and
troubleshooting work.
• Turn the engine off before working inside the
machine.
• Remove covers or guards only when necessary
to perform maintenance and replace them when
the maintenance requiring their removal is com-
plete.
• If covers or guards are missing from the
machine, get replacements from a Lincoln
Distributor.
Read the Safety Precautions in the front of this manu-
al and in the instruction manual for the diesel engine
used with your machine before working on the Vantage
500.
Keep all equipment safety guards, covers, and devices
in position and in good repair. Keep your hands, hair,
clothing, and tools away from the fans, and all other
moving parts when starting, operating, or repairing this
machine.
ROUTINE AND PERIODIC
MAINTENANCE
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
DAILY
a. Check the crankcase oil level.
b. Refill the fuel tank to minimize moisture condensa-
tion in the tank.
c.
Open the water drain valve located on the bottom
of the water separator element one or two turns
and allow to drain into a container suitable for
diesel fuel for two to three seconds. Repeat the
above drainage procedure until diesel fuel is
detected in the container.
d. Check the coolant level.
WEEKLY
Blow out the machine with low pressure air periodical-
ly. In particularly dirty locations, this may be required
once a week.
To prevent the engine from accidentally starting,
disconnect the negative battery cable before ser-
vicing the engine.
See the Service Plan section of the Engine Operation
Manual for a summary of maintenance intervals for the
items listed below. Follow either the hourly or the cal-
endar intervals, whichever come first. More frequent
service may be required, depending on your specific
application and operating conditions.
OIL:
Check the oil level after every 8 hours of operation
or daily. BE SURE TO MAINTAIN THE OIL LEVEL.
Change the oil the first time between 25 and 50 hours
of operation. Then, under normal operating conditions,
change the oil as specified in Service Plan section of
the Engine Operation Manual. If the engine is operated
under heavy load or in high ambient temperatures,
change the oil more frequently.
CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER
CHANGE THE OIL:
Change the oil, while the engine
is still warm, as follows:
1 . Route the Oil Drain hose through the access hol in
the frame. Drain the oil using the ball valve on the
lower right side of the engine. See
Figure D4.1
.
2. When the oil is drained, close the ball valve.
3. Remove the oil fill cap and pour in approximaterly
7.5 quarts (8 L) of oil. Check the dipstick and add
oil until the level reaches the
“H”
mark. See
Figure D4.1.
Use high quality oil viscosity grade
10W40. Consult the engine manual for oil specifi-
cations for various ambient temperatures. Always
check the level with the dipstick before adding
more oil. Do not overfill.
4. Reinstall the oil fill cap and the dipstick.
CHANGE THE OIL FILTER:
Change the oil filter the
first time between 25 and 50 hours of operation. Then,
under normal operating conditions, change the oil filter
after every 250 hours of operation. If the engine is
operated under heavy load or in high ambient tem -
peratures, change the oil filter more frequently. See
Service Plan section of the Engine Operation Manual
for recommended maintenance intervals. See
Table
D4.1
for replacement oil filters.
Change the oil filter as follows:
1. Drain the oil from the engine and allow the oil filter
to drain. See
Figure D4.1
.
2. Remove the old filter (spin it off) and discard it.
Wipe off the filter mounting surface and adapter.
See
Figure D4.1
.
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