Caterpillar Machine Fluids Recommendations

1 SEBU6250-15 January 2008 Caterpillar Machine FluidsRecommendationsi01658146 Important Safety InformationMost accidents that involve product operation, maintenance and repair are caused by failure to observebasic safety rules or precautions. An accident can often be avoided by recognizing potentially hazardoussituations before an accident occurs. A person must be alert to potential hazards. This person should alsohave the necessary training, skills and tools to perform these functions operation, lubrication, maintenance or repair of this product can be dangerous andcould result in injury or not operate or perform any lubrication, maintenance or repair on this product, until you haveread and understood the operation, lubrication, maintenance and repair precautions and warnings are provided in this manual and on the product.

2 If these hazard warningsare not heeded, bodily injury or death could occur to you or to other hazards are identified by the Safety Alert Symbol and followed by a Signal Word such as DANGER , WARNING or CAUTION . The Safety Alert WARNING label is shown meaning of this safety alert symbol is as follows:Attention! Become Alert! Your Safety is message that appears under the warning explains the hazard and can be either written or that may cause product damage are identified by NOTICE labels on the product and inthis cannot anticipate every possible circumstance that might involve a potential warningsin this publication and on the product are, therefore, not all inclusive.

3 If a tool,procedure, work method or operating technique that is not specifically recommended by Caterpillaris used, you must satisfy yourself that it is safe for you and for others. You should also ensure thatthe product will not be damaged or be made unsafe by the operation, lubrication, maintenance orrepair procedures that you information, specifications, and illustrations in this publication are on the basis of information thatwas available at the time that the publication was written. The specifications, torques, pressures,measurements, adjustments, illustrations, and other items can change at any time.

4 These changes canaffect the service that is given to the product. Obtain the complete and most current information before youstart any job. Caterpillar dealers have the most current information replacement parts are required for thisproduct Caterpillar recommends using Caterpil-lar replacement parts or parts with equivalentspecifications including, but not limited to, phys-ical dimensions, type, strength and to heed this warning can lead to prema-ture failures, product damage, personal injury of ContentsTable of ContentsForeword.

5 4 Maintenance SectionLubricant Specifications .. 6 Fuel Specifications .. 57 Cooling System Specifications .. 76 Reference Information SectionReference Materials .. 90 Index SectionIndex .. 964 SEBU6250-15 ForewordForewordLiterature InformationThis manual should be stored in the operator scompartment in the literature holder or seat backliterature storage information contained in this document is themost current information available for coolant , fuels,and lubricants. Special lubricants are required forsome Machine compartments.

6 Refer to the Operationand Maintenance Manual for your Machine for anyspecial lubrication a question arises regarding the Machine ,this publication, or the Operation and MaintenanceManual, please consult any Caterpillar dealer for thelatest available to the Operation and Maintenance Manual foryour Machine for all safety information. Read andunderstandthe basic safety precautions listed in theSafety Section. In addition to safety precautions, thissection identifies the text and locations of warningsigns usedon the and understand the basic precautions listed inthe SafetySection before operating or performinglubrication, maintenance and repair on the to the Operation and Maintenance Manualfor your Machine to determine all Interval ScheduleUse the Maintenance Interval Schedule in theOperation and Maintenance Manual for yourmachine to determine servicing intervals.

7 Calendarintervals shown (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) canbe used instead of service hour meter intervals ifthey provide more convenient servicing schedulesand approximate the indicated service hour meterreading. Recommended service should always beperformed at the interval that extremely severe, dusty or wet operatingconditions, more frequent lubrication than is specifiedin the Maintenance Interval Schedule might Engine Oil Drains and WarrantyFailures that result from extended oil drain periodsare not Caterpillar factory defects and therefore arenot covered by Caterpillar s warranty.

8 In addition,failures that result from not using the recommendedoil type are not Caterpillar factory defects andtherefore are not covered by Caterpillar s to the applicable Operation and MaintenanceManual for standard oil drain periods and to theMaintenance Section, Lubricant Specifications ofthis publication for engine oil type and viscosity reduce thepotential risk of failures associatedwith extended oil drain periods; it is recommendedthat oil drain intervals only be extended based on oilanalysis, and subsequent engine inspections.

9 Oilanalysis alone does not provide an indication of therate of formation of lacquer, varnish and/or carbon onpistons and other engine surfaces. The only accurateway to evaluate specific oil performance in a specificengine and application that utilizes extended oildrain periods is to observe the effects on the enginecomponents. This involves tear-down inspectionsof engines that have run to their normal overhaulperiod with extended oil drain intervals. Followingthis recommendation will help ensure that excessivecomponent wear does not take place in a loads, low hour accumulation, and excessiveidling time can contribute to excessive water in thecrankcase oil.

10 Corrosive damage, piston deposits andincreased oil consumption can also result. If oil analy-sis is not done or the results are ignored, the potentialfor corrosive damage and piston deposits to the appropriate Operation and MaintenanceManual for :Failures that result from extended oil drainperiods are not warrantable failures, regardless ofuse of this recommended procedure. Failures thatresult from extended engine oil drain periods areconsidered improper use under the Products and WarrantyNOTICEWhen auxiliary devices, accessories or consumables(filters, oil, additives, catalysts, fuel, etc.)