OPM 260 en-GB
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Scania CV AB 2021, Sweden
Preparing the engine for storage
Batteries
WARNING!
Wear protective gloves and protective goggles
when charging and handling batteries. The bat
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teries contain a highly corrosive acid.
Remove the batteries and trickle charge them at
the battery charging station. This does not apply
to batteries specified as maintenance-free by the
manufacturer.
The same applies to short-term storage, even if
the engine has not been prepared for storage as
above.
Storage
After the preparation, the engine should be
stored indoors in a dry location at room temper
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ature. The engine must be packed in packaging
made of VCI plastic to protect against dust, dirt
and moisture.
When the engine is to be taken into
operation again
1.
Remove plugs and tape from the coolant
connections, air intake and exhaust pipe.
2.
Fill the cooling system with coolant.
3.
Fit the sea water pump impeller if the engine
has a sea water pump.
4.
Drain the preservative oil.
5.
Renew the oil filter and fuel filter.
6.
Fill with new engine oil.
7.
Remove the rocker covers and lubricate the
valve mechanisms with pushrods and the
valve tappets, as well as the injector mecha
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nism, using a liberal amount of oil. Refit the
rocker covers.
8.
Drain the preservative fuel from the fuel
manifold.
9.
Connect and bleed the fuel system.
10.
Wash off any preservative oil on the outside
using white spirit.
