operators_manual
Table Of Contents
- Engine Operation
- Safety - Introduction
- Emergency - What To Do If
- Operating Instructions
- Engine Warning Lamps
- Stop Engine Lamp
- Engine, Check Engine
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp
- Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Warning Lamp
- High Exhaust System Temperature (HEST) Warning Lamp
- Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Lamp
- Engine Wait-To-Start Lamp
- Engine Braking System
- Driving
- Normal Starting Procedure
- Cold Weather Starting
- Starting Procedure After Extended Shutdown or Oil Change
- Operating the Engine
- Engine Operating Range
- Extended Idling
- Engine Shutdown
- Electromagnetic Interference
- Operating on Level and Dry Pavement
- Operating on Grades and Dry Pavement
- Tips for Operation on Slick Roads
- Engine Maintenance
- Maintenance Requirements
- Maintenance Schedule Intervals
- Preventative Maintenance Schedule
- Engine Specifications
- Engine Lubricating Oil Recommendations and Specifications
- Engine Oil Capacities and Pressures
- Engine Lubrication and Filter Intervals
- Cooling System Maintenance
- Engine Coolant Specifications
- Extended Life Coolant
- Fuel Recommendations
- Warranty and the Use of Biodiesel Fuel
- Recommendations to Avoid Fuel Gelling
- Fuel Filter Interval
- Diesel Exhaust Fluid Recommendations and Specifications
- Maintenance Procedures
- Engine Identification
- Engine Warranty
- Index
This warranty gives you specific legal
rights, and you may also have other rights
which vary from state to state.
Engine Warranty for Fire Apparatus
Truck Applications
PACCAR PX-7 engine coverage for fire
apparatus truck applications.
This warranty applies to new PACCAR
PX-7 engines sold and used in the United
States
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or Canada and operated in fire
apparatus truck applications.
The PACCAR PX-7 engine is warranted
directly to the first purchaser or first lessee
by PACCAR.
Base Engine Warranty
The base engine warranty covers any
failures of the engine which result, under
normal use and service, from a defect in
material or factory workmanship
(warrantable failure). This coverage begins
on the date of delivery to the first
purchaser or first lessee and ends after five
years or 100,000 miles (160,000
kilometers), whichever occurs first.
Engine aftertreatment components
included in the PACCAR critical parts list
(CPL) and marked with a PACCAR part
number are covered under base engine
warranty.
PACCAR and Owner
Responsibilites
Description of responsibilites for PACCAR
and the Fire Truck owner.
PACCAR Responsibilities
PACCAR will pay for all parts and labor
needed to repair the damage to the engine
resulting from a warrantable failure.
PACCAR will pay for the lubricating oil,
antifreeze, filter elements, belts, hoses,
and other maintenance items that are not
reusable due to the warrantable failure.
PACCAR will pay for reasonable labor
costs for engine removal and reinstallation
when necessary to repair a warrantable
failure.
PACCAR will pay during the base engine
warranty period of two years or 100,000
miles (160,000 kilometers), whichever
occurs first: reasonable costs for towing a
vehicle disabled by a warrantable failure to
the nearest authorized repair location. In
lieu of the towing expense and in its sole
discretion, PACCAR may pay reasonable
costs for a mechanic to travel to and from
the location of the vehicle when an engine
repair is performed at the site of the failure.
Owner Responsibilities
The owner is responsible for the operation
and maintenance of the engine as
specified in the applicable PACCAR
Operator’s Manual. The owner is also
responsible for providing proof that all
recommended maintenance has been
performed.
Before the expiration of the applicable
warranty, the owner must notify a PACCAR
authorized engine dealer or an authorized
Cummins Distributor of any warrantable
failure and make the engine available for
repair by such facility. The warrantable
failure must be brought to the attention of a
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United States includes American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
ENGINE WARRANTY - United States and Canada Engine Warranty
Y53-1183-1E1 (04/16/18) 81
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