Engine John Deere PowerTech 2.9 L operation and maintenance e-manual

Content

Record keeping

• Engine serial number plate
• Record engine serial number
• Engine option codes
• Record fuel injection pump model number

Safety

Fuels, lubricants, and coolant

• Diesel fuel
• Lubricity of diesel fuel
• Handling and storing diesel fuel
• Testing diesel fuel
• Bio-diesel fuel
• Aviation (jet) fuels
• Burner fuels
• Minimizing the effect of cold weather on diesel engines
• Diesel engine break-in oil
• Diesel engine oil
• Mixing of lubricants
• Alternative and synthetic lubricants
• Lubricant storage
• Grease
• Diesel engine coolant
• Testing diesel engine coolant
• Supplemental coolant additives
• Operating in warm temperature climates
• Disposing of coolant

Engine operating guidelines

• Instrument (gauge) panels
• Auxiliary gear drive limitations
• Generator sets (standby) applications
• Starting the engine
• Break-in service
• After break-in service
• Normal engine operation
• Cold weather operation
• Warming engine
• Changing engine speed-standard (mechanical) governor
• Idling engine
• Stopping the engine
• Using a booster battery or charger

Lubrication and maintenance

• Observe service intervals
• Use Correct fuels, lubricants, and coolant
• Lubrication and maintenance service

Lubrication and maintenance / daily

• Daily prestarting checks

Lubrication and Maintenance / 250 hour / 6 month

• Servicing fire extinguisher
• Lubricating PTO clutch shaft bearings
• Servicing battery
• Changing engine oil and replacing oil
• Checking fan and alternator V-belt tension
• Checking PTO clutch adjustment
• Checking engine mounts

Lubrication and maintenance / 500 hour / 12 month

• Changing engine oil and replacing oil
• Lubricating PTO clutch internal levers and linkage
• Cleaning crankcase vent tube
• Checking air intake system
• Replacing fuel filter element
• Checking cooling system
• Testing Diesel engine coolant
• Replenishing supplemental coolant
• Pressure testing cooling system
• Checking and adjusting engine speeds

Lubrication and maintenance / 2000 hour / 24 month

• Adjusting variable speed on generator set engines
• Checking and adjusting engine valve clearance
• Flushing and refilling cooling system
• Testing thermostat opening temperature

Service as required

• Additional service information
• Do not modify fuel system
• Adding coolant
• Bleeding the fuel system
• Replacing air cleaner filter elements
• Inspecting primary filter element
• Cleaning primary filter element
• Element storage
• Replace fan and alternator belts
• inspecting power take-off (PTO) clutch
• Checking fuses

Troubleshooting

• General troubleshooting information
• North american wiring diagram
• Engine troubleshooting
• Electrical troubleshooting
• Lubrication system troubleshooting
• Cooling system troubleshooting
• Air intake troubleshooting

Storage

• Engine storage guidelines
• Preparing engine for long term storage
• Removing engine from long term storagel

Specifications

• General OEM engine specifications
• Engine power and speed specifications-tier i emission certified engines
• Engine power and speed specifications-tier ii emission certified engines
• Engine power and speed specifications-emission non-certified engines
• Engine crankcase oil fill quantities
• Unified inch bolt and screw torque values
• Metric bolt and screw torque values

Lubrication and maintenance records

• Using lubrication and maintenance records
• Daily (prestarting) service
• Service, 250 hour / 6 month
• Service, 500 hour / 12 month
• Service, 2000 hour / 24 month
• Service as required

Emission system warranty

• Emissions control system certification label
• U.S. emissions control warranty statement

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