12. OPERATION CHECK OIL LEVEL IN STEERING CLUTCH CASE, ADD OIL Open the cover, remove dipstick 0, and wipe the oil off 1. with a cloth. Insert dipstick 0 fully in the oil filler pipe, then take it out again. The oil level should be betwen the H and L marks on dip- stick 0. If the oil level is below the L mark, add engine oil through oil filler 0. For details of the oil to use, see “20. USE OF FUEL, COOL- ANT AND LUBRICANTS ACCORDING TO AMBIENT TEM- PERATURE”. If the oil is above the H mark, drain the excess engine oil from drain plug @, and check the oil level again. If the oil level is correct, tighten the oil filler cap securely and close the cover. 2. 3. 4. 5.
REMARK When checking the oil level after the engine has been operated, wait for at least 15 minutes after stopping the en- gine before checking. If the machine is at an angle, make it horizontal before checking. CHECK BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL 1. Depress the brake pedal all the way until it stops. 2. Measure the pedal travel for being from 110 mm to 162 mm at the bottom end of the pedal. 3. When this value exceeds 162 mm, or the brake fails to work, adjust the pedal referring to “24.2. WHEN REQUIRED”. CHECK FOR WATER AND SEDIMENT IN WATER SEPARATOR, DRAIN WATER The water separator separates water mixed in the fuel.
If float 0 is at or above red line 0, drain the water according to the following procedure: 1. Loosen drain plug 0 and drain the accumulated water until the float reaches the bottom. 2. Tighten drain plug 0. 3. If the air is sucked into fuel line when draining and water, be sure to bleed air in the same manner as for the fuel filter. See “24.6 EVERY 500 HOURS SERVICE”. 2-20