Countax D18, D50 Engine, Engine - Oil and Oil Filter, LUBRICATION OIL INSPECTION AND REFILL, OIL CHANGE (fig 2), ENGINE OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT(fig 3)

Engine - Oil and Oil Filter

LUBRICATION OIL INSPECTION AND REFILL

Always check the engine oil before starting the tractor.

Ensure the tractor is on an even level surface when inspecting or refilling oil. To check oil levels, follow this procedure:

•Clean around dipstick to prevent debris from falling into the crankcase and damaging your engine.

•Remove dipstick and wipe off any oil with a clean lint free cloth.

•Install the dipstick back into the tube, but DO NOT tighten. Let the dipstick threads rest on top of the tube.

•Remove the dipstick and examine the marked area for the highest point of oil. The oil level should be between the upper and lower limit lines on the dipstick.

If the oil level is low then top up to the required level using a good grade 15w30 Diesel engine oil. Remember, overfilling beyond the upper limit level can be just as damaging to your engine as running the tractor without any oil. Fill with small amounts of oil at a time and then recheck and top up if necessary.

CAUTION – After refilling, wipe off any spilled oil and tighten the oil filler cap securely.

OIL CHANGE (fig 2)

Change the oil in your D18/50 after the first 50 hours of use, then every 200 hours thereafter. Drain the oil while it is still warm after running (having allowed the engine to cool enough as to not scold). Warm oil drains quicker and more cleanly than cold.

To change the oil, follow this procedure:

•Remove the drain plug and drain oil.

•After draining oil, tighten the drain plug securely.

•Fill with fresh oil to the specified level.

•Run the engine at no-load for about 5 minutes and check the oil level again about 5 minutes later and top up if low.

ENGINE OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT(fig 3)

Change the oil filter after the first 50 hours of use, then after every 200 hours of use. Always ensure oil and filter have sufficiently cooled before attempting to replace the filter. To replace the oil filter in your D18/50, follow this procedure:

•When removing the engine oil filter, hold the bottom of the filter mount with a piece of rag to prevent the oil

from dripping.

•Use a filter wrench to loosen and remove oil filter.

•Clean the oil filter mount surface on the cylinder block.

•Apply clean engine oil to the new O-ring for the oil filter.

•Fully tighten the oil filter to the mount surface, then tighten it about three quarters of a turn using the filter wrench.

OIL FILTER PART No. 11930535150

fig 1

Check that oil level is within

these two marks

MAXMIN

Oil

Dipstick

fig 2

Tighten

Loosen

Engine

Oil Drain

fig 3

Oil Filter replacement

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