User Manual

OperatorsManualVehicleMaintenanceCXU,
CHU,GU,TD,MRUandLEU75
EngineOil
General
Keeptheengineoilattheproperlevelandchangeitattherecommendedintervals.
Alwaysreplacetheoilltersatthesametimeaswhentheoilischanged.
OilQuality
MACKInc.recognizesengineoilsthatmeetorexceedthestandardsgivenby
AmericanPetroleumInstitute(API)fortheoilclassicationslistedinthismanual.
OnlyoilslicensedtocarrytheAPIsymbolshouldbeused.Lubricantsmeeting
APIstandardshaveprovidedmaximumenginelifewhenusedtogetherwiththe
recommendedoilandoillterchangeintervals.
EO-OPremiumPlus(orVDS-4)dieselengineoilismandatoryforuseinall2010
emissioncompliantMACKengines.Chassisequippedwitha2010emission
compliantengine,whichcanbeidentiedbythepresenceofaDieselParticulateFilter
(DPF),alsorequiretheuseofUltraLowSulfurDiesel(ULSD)fuel.EO-OPremium
PlusoilsexceedthenewAPIservicecategoryCJ-4.
CAUTION
DONOTaddextraoiladditives.Additivessuchasbreak-inoils,topoils,
graphitizers,andfriction-reducingliquidsarenotnecessaryandcanharmthe
engine.
OilChangeIntervals
Thelengthoftimeanenginecanoperatebeforeanoilchangedependsonthequality
oilused,thetypeoffuelused,fuelconsumption,engineoilconsumption,vehicle
application,levelofdustintheair,andfuelconsumption.Thechangeintervalsgiven
inthismanualaremaximumintervals.Ifthevehicleisoperatinginheavy-duty
operation,dustyoroff-roadconditions,etc.,reducetheintervalsformorefrequentoil
changes.Forthecorrectoilchangeinterval,see“OilCapacityTablesandViscosity
Charts”,page142.
Foradditionalinformationaboutoilchangeintervals,seeyourMACKTruckdealer.
Foracompletelistofapprovedoils,seeyourMACKTruckdealer.
Note:Oilltersshouldalwaysbechangedwhenchangingoil.