SECTION 2 - OPERATION

Low Engine Oil Pressure (below 100 kPa (15 psi))

The Electronic Instrument Control System will notify the operator that the engine lubrication oil pressure has dropped to a point that will no longer provide adequate lubrication to the engine. Simultaneously, the module of the Cummins engine will begin an engine derate sequence that will protect the engine from harm due to low oil pressure. The engine may be receiving oil, but it may not be providing sufficient lubrication causing possible engine damage. See “Engine” in Section 4 of the Operator’s manual for possible causes of low engine oil pressure. Failure to correct the low--pressure condition can cause serious damage to the engine. The following description details the reaction of the EICS, Cummins Module and audible alarm in the event of low engine oil pressure (below 100 kPa (15 psi)):

With the engine running, and the engine oil

 

pressure at the low pressure point (100 kPa (15

 

psi)), the oil pressure warning light, 1, will

 

illuminate on the warning light bar. The audible

 

alarm will beep rapidly for 10 seconds with the

 

word “STOP” flashing in the upper portion of the

 

monitor. The lower portion of the monitor will

 

flash all of the symbols related to the rotary

 

select switch. Any numerical display in the lower

 

portion of the monitor, regardless of the position

 

of the rotary select switch, will be gone. This is

1

called the pre--alarm sequence of the monitor.

 

During the 10--second time period of the

 

pre--alarm sequence, the Operator can press

 

 

the acknowledge/reset button on the dash

 

panel. This will stop the EICS in the pre--alarm

 

stage and keep it from progressing into the full

 

critical alarm stage. The engine will continue to

 

run, but the EICS will stay in the pre--alarm

 

stage. This will allow the Operator to move the

 

tractor from an undesirable location and make

 

repairs.

 

ATTENTION: If the low engine oil pressure warning sequence is stopped in the pre--alarm stage, the engine will continue to run while not receiving adequate amounts of lubrication. Serious engine damage can result from running the engine in this condition. It is imperative that the low engine oil pressure condition be investigated as soon as possible so as to avoid serious engine damage.

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