MBE 900 OPERATOR'S GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS CAUTION SUMMARY .......................................................................... 1 ENGINE OPERATION ..................................................................... 1 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ....................................................... 2 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ................................................................... 4 COOLING SYSTEM ......................................................................... 6 AIR INTAKE SYSTEM ...................................................................... 6 FUEL SYSTEM ................................................................................
7 COMPRESSED AIR ......................................................................... 9 LUBRICATING OIL AND FILTERS .................................................. 9 IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................. 10 PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS ..................................................... 13 ENGINE CONVERSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS .......................... 14 GENERAL VIEW OF THE MBE 900 ENGINE ................................. 14 ENGINE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ............................................. 21 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGINE ....................................................
22 EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION ............................................. 23 EXHAUST BRAKE/CONSTANT-THROTTLE VALVES, OPTIONAL ....................................................................................... 24 ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM ................................. 25 DDEC-ECU .................................................................................. 26 DDEC-VCU .................................................................................. 27 SENSOR LOCATIONS .................................................................... 28 OPERATION ........................................................................................
31 BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE ................................................ 31 CHECKING THE BATTERIES ..................................................... 31 CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL ....................................................... 32 CHECKING THE COOLANT LEVEL (COLD CHECK) ................ 33 ADDING FUEL ............................................................................. 33 PRIMING THE FUEL SYSTEM ................................................... 33 STARTING THE ENGINE ................................................................ 33 CHECKING THE COOLANT LEVEL (HOT CHECK) ..................
34 STARTING AN ENGINE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RUN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD .................................................................. 35 All information subject to change without notice. (Rev. 04/08) iii DDC-SVC-MAN-0055 04/08 Copyright © 2008 DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION