
5
S00 SUMMARY
Q00 TRACKED CHANGES 3
TRACKED CHANGES 3
S00 SUMMARY 5
S01 INTRODUCTION 7
INTRODUCTION 7
ABOUT THIS MANUAL 8
CONTENT & UPDATES 8
S02 SAFETY 9
SUMMARY 9
SAFETY SIGNALS 10
SAFETY INFORMATION 10
REPLACEMENT OF MISSING OR DAMAGED SAFETY
SIGNS 10
READ SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 10
ENGINE-GENSET SAFETY ICONS 11
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 12
HOT EXHAUST PRECAUTIONS 12
WORK IN VENTILATED AREA 12
WASTE DISPOSAL 12
UNWANTED ENGINE START 12
SAFE MAINTENANCE PRACTICE 12
WORK IN CLEAN AREA 12
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING 12
SERVICE ENGINES SAFELY 13
PROPER USE OF TOOLS 13
SUPPORT ENGINES PROPERLY 13
SAFE ILLUMINATED WORK AREA 13
PROPER LIFTING EQUIPMENT 13
NOISE PROTECTION 13
GENSET OUTPUT GENERATED POWER 13
GUARDS REQUIREMENTS 13
STAYING CLEAR OF ROTATING DRIVELINES 14
PAINT REMOVAL BEFORE HEATING 14
HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM OPENING RISK 14
AVOID HIGH-PRESSURE FLUIDS 14
SAFE COOLING SYSTEM SERVICE 14
AVOID HEAT NEAR PRESSURIZED FLUID LINES 14
WELDING NEAR ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU)
STATIC ELECTRICITY RISK 15
HANDLE FUEL SAFELY - AVOID FIRES 15
BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES 15
HANDLE STARTING FLUID SAFELY (ETHER) 15
HANDLING BATTERIES SAFELY 15
PREVENT BATTERY EXPLOSIONS 16
FROST PROTECTION-WINTERIZATION 16
LIVE WITH SAFETY 16
PREVENT ACCIDENTS 16
S03 FLUIDS 17
SUMMARY 17
FUELS 18
DIESEL FUEL 18
SULPHUR CONTENT 18
WINTER DIESEL 18
WATER IN FUEL 18
MICROORGANISMS IN FUEL 18
INERT IMPURITIES IN FUEL 19
DIESEL LUBRICANTS 19
PRECAUTIONS TO UNDERTAKE 19
OILS RECOMMENDED OR AUTHORIZED 19
GENERALITIES 19
OILS VISCOSITY 20
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN API AND ACEA OILS
20
DIESEL SULPHUR CONTENT 20
TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE: 20
REDUCE OIL AND FILTER SERVICE INTERVALS BY 50%
WHEN USING BIODIESEL BLENDS GREATER THAN
B20. OIL ANALYSIS MAY ALLOW LONGER SERVICE
INTERVALS. 20
USE ONLY APPROVED OIL TYPES. 20
COOLANTS 21
COOLANT DRAIN INTERVALS 21
WATER PROPERTIES 21
WATER PROPERTIES TO MIX WITH COOLANT CON-
CENTRATE 21
OTHER COOLANTS 22
FREEZE PROTECTION 22
REQUIRED QUANTITY OF COOLANT VS COOLING
SYSTEM CAPACITY 22
OPERATING ENGINE IN WARM TEMPERATURE CLI-
MATES 22
DISPOSING OF WASTE FLUIDS 23
ANNEX 24
ANNEX 1. VOLUME OF GLYCOL 24
S04 WARRANTY 25
ENGINE IDENTIFICATION 25
ENGINE HOMOLOGATION 25
ENGINE RESPONSABILITY 26
WARRANTY 26
PROPOSITION 65 STATE OF CALIFORNIA 26
EPA WARRANTY 27
GENERATOR IDENTIFICATION 27
S05 ENGINE INSTRUMENTS PANEL 28
SUMMARY 28
GENERALITIES 29
LUXE GE FRONT PANEL 29
INSTRUMENTS 30
STARTING BUTTONS 30
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE 30
ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE 30
ALARMS 30
DISPLAYS 30
S06 COMPONENTS 32
SUMMARY 32
GENSET MAIN COMPONENTS 33
ENGINE VIEWS QLS65T 34
ENGINE VIEWS QLS65T 35
S07 STARTING & RUNNING 36