Draining The Tank; Winter Operation - Matrix PG 6000-D-Silent Traduction De La Notice Originale

. If the engine appears to be overloaded or runs
unevenly.
8.1 Changing the oil and checking the oil level
(before using the machine)
The engine oil should be changed for the first
time when the engine is warm after approx. 20
hours of service. After this the engine oil must
be changed every 100 hours of service when the
engine is warm.
. Use only engine oil (15W40)
. Place the generator unit on a suitable flat
surface
. Undo the oil filler screw (Fig. 6/Item C)
. Undo the oil drain screw (Fig. 6/Item D) and
drain the warm engine oil through the drain
channel into a container.
. After all the oil has drained out, tighten the oil
drain screw and clean the drain channel with a
cloth.
. Add engine oil up to the top mark on the oil
dipstick.
Important: Do not screw the dipstick in to
check the oil level, simply insert it up to the
thread.
. Dispose of the waste oil properly.
8.2 Cleaning the air filter (see Fig. 9-14)
. Check the air filter before every use, clean or
replace it if necessary.
. Do not use abrasive cleaning agents or petrol to
clean the elements.
. Clean the elements by tapping them on a flat
surface.
8.3 Changing the diesel filter (Fig. 7)
The diesel filter must be changed if impurities
can be seen. To change the filter and collect
diesel in tank you prepare a funnel and an empty
diesel canister.
Loosen the metal hoop on the both sides of the
filter.
Immediately insert the fuel hose into the diesel
canister through the funnel and observe the
diesel flow until no diesel outflows.
Remove the filter with impurity and abandon it.
install a new filter.

8.4 Draining the tank

. To drain the tank, proceed initially as if you were
8.3 Ändern der Dieselfilter (Abb. 7) the diesel
filter.
. After removing the diesel filter, drain the diesel
fuel out of the tank through the
funnel and into the diesel canister. (IMPORTANT:
Ensure that the diesel canister is large enough to
hold all the fuel left in the tank!).
. After the draining process has been completed,
reassemble the device as described in point 8.3.

9. Winter operation

Since the generator is powered by a diesel
engine, special precautions must be taken for
using it in the winter.
Use "winter diesel" to operate the diesel
generator in outdoor temperatures between -3°C
to -10°C. The change to winter diesel takes place
at different times depending on the country
concerned, it is general around the end of
October. You can ask at your filling station when
this change should be made.
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