Kubota Diesel Engine Z482-E

WARNING! To avoid personal injury or death: Be sure to stop the engine before checking and changing the engine oil and the oil filter cartridge.

Do not touch muffler or exhaust pipes while they are hot; Severe burns could result.

Always stop the engine and allow it to cool before conducting inspections, maintenance, or for a cleaning procedure.

Contact with engine oil can damage your skin. Put on gloves when using engine oil. If you come in contact with engine oil, wash it off immediately.

NOTE! Be sure to inspect the engine, locating it on a horizontal place. If placed on gradients accurately, oil quantity may not be measured.

Be sure to keep the oil level between upper and lower limits of the oil gauge. Too much oil may cause a drop in output or excessive blow-by gas.

On the closed breather type engine in which mist is sucked through port, too much oil may cause oil hammer.

While too little oil, may seize the engine's rotating and sliding parts. (The closed breather is an option.)

Check the engine oil level before starting or more than 5 minutes after stopping the engine.

Warning: Never apply oil to the dry type air cleaner element.

Evacuator valve opened to get rid of large particles of dust and dirt.

Inside air cleaner wiped clean.

Avoid touching the element except when cleaning.

Dry dust blown off from the element with compressed air.

Pressure of compressed air used.

Element soaked in detergent and washed in water.

Initial Oil Change after 50hours. WARNING! To avoid personal injury or death: Be sure to stop the engine before draining engine oil and changing the oil filter cartridge.

When draining engine oil, place some container underneath the engine and dispose it according to local regulations.

Do not drain oil after running the engine. Allow engine to cool down sufficiently. Oil can be hot and cause burns

2. Remove the drain plug at the bottom of the engine, and drain all the old oil. Drain oil easier and completely while the engine is hot.

3. When letting out the oil, remove the filler plug too. With the filler plug still in place, it would be difficult to discharge the oil completely.

4. Add new engine oil up to the upper limit of the oil level gauge. Be careful not to add oil above the upper limit of the oil level gauge.

Replacing the oil filter cartridge

1. Replace the oil filter cartridge.

Warning: This procedure requires trained personnel with PPE!

Fuel filter cartridge replaced with a new one

Fuel oil applied thinly over the gasket

Cartridge tightened into position by hand-tightening only

IMPORTANT! Replace the fuel filter cartridge periodically to prevent wear of the fuel injection pump plunger or the injection nozzle, due to dirt in the fuel.

NOTE! The fuel filter cartridge and water separator should be replaced more earlier according to the fuel classification in use.

Sign off on the fuel filter replacement

WARNING! To avoid personal injury or death: A Check or replace the fuel pipes after stopping the engine.; Broken fuel pipes can cause fires.

If the clamp band is loose, apply oil to the screw of the band, and tighten the band securely.

If the fuel pipes, made of rubber, become worn out, replace them and clamp bands every 2 years.

If the fuel pipes and clamp bands are found worn or damaged before 2 years' pass, replace or repair them at once.

After replacement of the pipes and bands, air-bleed the fuel system.

Important: When the fuel pipes are not installed, plug them at both ends with clean cloth or paper to prevent dirt from entering.; Dirt in the pipes can cause fuel injection pump malfunction.

Sign off on the diesel engine check