. OPERATION MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS BEFORE STARTING ENGINE WARNING leakage of oil from the engine or leakage of coolant from the cooling system. If any sprocket, idler, guard) for damage, wear, loose bolts, or leakage of oil from 3 - 35 Walk-around Checks , look around the machine and under the machine to check for loose nuts or bolts, or Before starting the engine leakage of oil, fuel, or cool ant, and check the condition of the work equipment and hydraulic sy stem. Check also for loose wiring, play, and acc umulation of dust in places which reach high temperatures.
Remove any flammable mate rials from around the battery or engine muffle r or other high temperature en gine parts. Le akage of fuel or oil will cause the mach ine to catch fire. Check carefully, and be sur e to repair any abnormalities, or please cont act your Komatsu distributor. I f the machine is at an ang le, reposition it level before checking. Carry out the following ins pections and cleaning every day before starting the engine for the 1. Check sensors for da mage Check the sensor s for damage. If any abnormality is found, ple ase contact your Komatsu distributor for service or repair. 2. Check for damage, we ar, play in work equipment, cylinders, li nkage, and hoses.
Check that there are n o cracks, excessive wear, or play in the work equipment, cylinders, linkage, or h oses. If any abnormality is fou nd, repair it. 3. Remove dirt and dust from around engine, battery, and radiato r ngine or radiator. Check also that there is no Check that there is n o dirt or dust accumulated around the e flammable material (dr y leaves, twigs, etc.) accumulated arou nd the engine muffler or hig h temperatur e parts of the engine, or aroun d the battery. Remove all dirt, dust, an d flammable materials. 4. Removing dust piled b etween boom and engine cover A clearance between t he boom and the engine cover is a spot where dust easily piles up.
Be sure to re move it whenever it has piled u p. If the boom is operatedwith dust piled up there, the hydraulic hose s or the engin e cover may be damaged. 5. Check for leakage of Check that there is n abnormality is found, r 6. Check for oil leakage f rom hydraulic equipment, hydraulic tank , hoses, joints Check that there is no oil leakage. If any abnormality is found, repair the place where the oil is leaking. 7. Check the undercarria rollers. If any abnormality is fo 8. Check for abnormality If any abnormality is fo