Operators Manual
Table Of Contents
- California Proposition 65 Warning and Engine Idle Notice
- Forward
- To the Operator
- Caution Summary
- Engine Identification
- Operating Instructions for Starting the Engine
- First Time Start Preparations
- System Checks
- Starting the Engine for the First Time
- Starting the Engine
- Running the Engine
- Stopping the Engine
- Emergency Jump Starting
- Routine Engine Start
- Monitoring the Engine Operation
- Changing the Idle Speed
- Shutting Down the Engine after High Load Operation
- Emergency Running Mode
- Stop Engine Override Option
- Cold Weather Operation
- First Time Start Preparations
- Detroit Diesel Electronic Controls (DDEC) System
- Engine Brake System
- Engine Systems
- EPA07 Aftertreatment Device
- EPA10 Aftertreatment System
- GHG14 Aftertreatment System
- GHG17 Aftertreatment System
- Diesel Exhaust Fluid Information
- Aftertreatment Device Operating Requirements
- EPA10 Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Purge Cycle
- EPA10/GHG14/GHG17 Diesel Exhaust Fluid Tank
- Aftertreatment Maintenance
- Performing a Parked Regeneration - EPA07
- Performing a Parked Regeneration - EPA10/GHG14
- Performing a Parked Regeneration
- Hazardous Applications
- Service Record
- Instrument Panel Lamps
- Diesel Exhaust Fluid Level Warning Lamps
- Aftertreatment System Driver Notifications and Actions
- DEF Post-Run Indicator Lamp
- Preventive Maintenance Intervals
- EPA07/EPA10/GHG14/GHG17 Preventive Maintenance Tables - 93K222(CK-4) and 93K223(FA-4)
- EPA07/EPA10/GHG14/GHG17 Preventive Maintenance Tables - 93K218(CJ-4)
- EPA07/EPA10/GHG14/GHG17 Preventive Maintenance Tables for Recreational Vehicles
- Routine Preventive Maintenance
- Monitoring the Lubricating Oil
- Monitoring the Lubricating Oil Filter
- Monitoring the Cooling System
- Inspection of the Radiator
- Monitoring the Cooling System Filter
- Monitoring the Fuel Filters
- Adjusting the Valve Lash
- Monitoring the Belt Tensioner
- Poly-V-Belt Inspection
- Monitoring the Serpentine Belts
- Inspection of the Air Intake System
- Monitoring the Air Cleaner
- Monitoring the Exhaust System
- Monitoring the Aftertreatment System
- Inspection of the Air Compressor
- Monitoring the Fuel and Fuel Tank
- Inspection of Hoses and Fittings for Fuel Leaks
- Inspection of the Turbocharger and Charge Air Cooler
- Inspection of the Battery
- Steam Cleaning the Engine
- Inspection of the Battery-Charging Alternator
- Lubricating the Fan Hub
- Checking the Vibration Damper
- How to Procedures
- How to Select Lubricating Oil
- How to Select Lubricating Oil (EPA07)
- When to Change Oil
- How to Replace the Lubricating Oil and Oil Filter
- How to Select Diesel Fuel
- How to Replace the Fuel Filters
- Removal of the Fuel Prefilter - Two-Filter System
- Installation of the Fuel Prefilter - Two-Filter System
- Removal of the Water Coalescer/Final Filter - Two-Filter System
- Installation of the Coalescer/Final Filter - Two-Filter System
- Removal of the Final Filter - Three-Filter System
- Installation of the Final Filter - Three-Filter System
- Removal of the Prefilter - Three-Filter System
- Installation of the Prefilter - Three-Filter System
- Removal of the Water Separator/Coalescer - Three-Filter System
- Installation of the Water Separator/Coalescer - Three-Filter System
- Engine Out of Fuel – How to Restart
- How to Clean an Engine
- Cleaning/Flushing the Cooling System
- Coolant Selections and Maintenance
- Coolant Fill Options
- Coolants for Detroit™ Engines
- Maintenance
- Appendix A - Definitions
- Appendix B - General Coolant Information
- Appendix C - Detroit™ Cooling System Maintenance Products
- How to Replace the Coolant Filter
- Checking the Hoses
- How to Service the Dry Type Air Cleaner
- Customer Assistance
- Detroit Genuine Coolant Engine Products
- Engine Oil Capacities
Table 33.
Standard Life Coolant (also known as Conventional) Drain Intervals:
Engine Series SLC
Series 60, 50, 40
300,000 miles (482,800 km) or 2 years
MBE4000, MBE900
DD5, DD8, DD13, DD15, DD16
Supplemental Coolant Additives (SCA)
Supplemental Coolant Additive (SCA) Solutions- for Ethylene or
Propylene Glycol-based Antifreeze Coolants
The coolant must be maintained with the proper concentration of corrosion
inhibitors. As the concentration of inhibitors deplete, additional SCA must be
added to the coolant as indicated by a nitrite concentration of 900 PPM, or less. If
the nitrite concentration is greater than 900 PPM, do not add additional SCA. If the
nitrite concentration is above 3200 PPM, the system is over-inhibited. The system
should be partially drained and filled with a 50/50 mix of water and EG or PG.
Supplemental Coolant Additive (SCA) Solutions - for Water-based
Coolants (Legacy Engines Only)
In warm climates where freeze protection is not required, water only with corrosion
inhibitors is approved for use. Water-only systems need to be treated with the
proper dosage of corrosion inhibitors. Detroit™ approved conventional SCA or
OAT corrosion inhibitors must be added to the water to provide required corrosion
and cavitation erosion protection.
Need-Release Coolant Filters (STANDARD LIFE COOLANT ONLY
1
)
Need-Release coolant filters are available for Series 50, Series 60 and pre-2016 DD
series engines. Membranes in the filters release SCAs before the coolant
approaches a corrosive condition, protecting the engine from corrosion. The need-
release elements release the SCA charge as needed, as opposed to the maintenance
SCA elements, which instantaneously release the SCA charge. Need-release
coolant filter elements should be replaced after one year or 100,000 miles (160,000
km), or 3,000 operating hours, whichever comes first.
1. Need-Release filters are not to be used with ELC type coolants. Such use will
cause serious damage to the engine.
Appendix A - Definitions
How to Procedures
180 All information subject to change without notice.
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