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55 Caterpillar Challenger Operation and Maintenance Manual

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Product:CHALLENGER

Model:55CHALLENGER7DM

Configuration:Challenger55AgriculturalTractor7DM00001-00849(MACHINE)POWEREDBY3126Engine

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Product:CHALLENGER

Model:55CHALLENGER7DM

Configuration:Challenger55AgriculturalTractor7DM00001-00849(MACHINE)POWEREDBY3126Engine

TueAug922:26:06UTC+05302022

NOTICE

Waterthatdoesnotmeettheminimumacceptablelimitswill reduceengineservicelifewhenusedincoolingsystems.

Additives

NOTICE

Forambienttemperaturesrequiringlowerfreezeprotection (higherthan50percentglycol),useethyleneglycol.DONOT usepropyleneglycol.

Glycol

NOTE:

CoolantRecommendations

NOTICE

Mostcommercialenginecoolant/antifreezesareformulatedfor gasolineengineapplicationsandhavehighsilicatecontent. Highsilicatesareconducivetocylinderlinercavitationand corrosion.CaterpillarDOESNOTrecommendhighsilicate coolant/antifreezes.

NOTE:

NOTICE

Neveroperatewithoutthermostatsinthecoolingsystem. Thermostatsmaintaintheenginecoolantattheproper operatingtemperature.Coolingsystemproblemscanarise withoutthermostats.

NOTICE

Neveraddcoolanttoanoverheatedengine.Allowtheengineto coolfirst.Donotaddcoolanttooquickly.Fillingthecooling systematover19L(5USgal)perminutecancreateairpockets inthecoolingsystem.Enginedamagecanresult.

Caterpillar'sExtendedLifeCoolant

UseonlyCaterpillarproductsorcommercialproductsthathave passedCaterpillar'sEC-1specificationforpremixedor concentratedcoolants.

UseonlyCaterpillarExtenderwithExtendedLifeCoolant.

MixingExtendedLifeCoolantwithotherproductsreducesthe ExtendedLifeCoolantservicelife.Failuretofollowthe recommendationsincludedinthissectioncanreducecooling systemcomponentlife.

ProperExtendedLifeCoolantAdditions

NOTE:

NOTICE

Donotuseconventionalcoolanttotopoffacoolingsystem usingExtendedLifeCoolant.

Donotusesupplementalcoolantadditivesotherthanextender incoolingsystemsfilledwithExtendedLifeCoolant.

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ProperAntifreezeConcentrations

NOTE:

NOTICE

ThecoolingsystemMUSTcontainsupplementalcoolant additiveforproperengineprotection,regardlessofantifreeze concentration.

NOTICE

DONOTmixCaterpillar'ssupplementalcoolantadditiveor coolantadditiveelementswithanothermanufacturer's products.Selectacoolingsystemtreatmentanduseit exclusively.

NOTICE

Donotexceedtherecommendedsixpercentsupplemental coolantadditiveconcentration.Excessivesupplemental coolantadditiveconcentrationcanformdepositsonthehigher temperaturesurfacesofthecoolingsystem,reducingthe engine'sheattransfercharacteristics.Reducedheattransfer couldcausecrackingofthecylinderheadandotherhigh temperaturecomponents.Excessivesupplementalcoolant additiveconcentrationcouldalsoresultinradiatortube blockage,overheating,and/oracceleratedwaterpumpseal wear.Neverusebothliquidsupplementalcoolantadditiveand thespin-onelement(ifequipped)atthesametime.Theuseof thoseadditivestogethercouldresultinsupplementalcoolant additiveconcentrationexceedingtherecommendedsixpercent maximum.

Permitted-Water/SupplementalCoolantAdditive

NOTICE

Neverusewateralonewithoutsupplementalcoolantadditiveor inhibitedcoolant.Wateraloneiscorrosiveatengineoperating temperatures.

NOTICE

Amixtureofwaterandsupplementalcoolantadditivedoesnot protectagainstfreezingorboiling.

NOTICE

Acoolantmixtureofwaterandsupplementalcoolantadditive willcoolandprovidesomeprotectiontoenginecomponents, butitwillNOTprovidenormalengineservicelife.

NOTICE

Caterpillar'srecommendationforpropercoolantisaminimum concentrationof30percentglycoland70percentacceptable waterandsupplementalcoolantadditive(threepercentofthe totalmixture).Thisrecommendationwillmaintaincooling systemcorrosionprotection.

ConventionalCoolingSystemMaintenance

NOTICE

Topreventover-inhibitingtheengine'scoolingsystem,donot usebothsupplementalcoolantadditiveliquidanda supplementalcoolantadditiveelement(ifequipped)atthe sametime.Useonemethodexclusively.

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Product:CHALLENGER

Model:55CHALLENGER7DM

Configuration:Challenger55AgriculturalTractor7DM00001-00849(MACHINE)POWEREDBY3126Engine

OperationandMaintenanceManual CHALLENGER35,CHALLENGER45,ANDCHALLENGER55AGRICULTURAL MediaNumber-SEBU6753-04PublicationDate-12/11/1996DateUpdated-30/01/2002

FuelSpecifications

FuelSystemInformation

NOTICE

Fillthefueltankattheendofeachdayofoperationtodriveout moistairandtopreventcondensation.Maintainafairly constantlevelinthetank(nearthetop)toavoiddrawing moistureintothetankastheleveldecreases.Donotfillthe tanktothetop.Fuelexpandsasitgetswarmandcanoverflow.

Drainwaterandsedimentfromtankattheintervalspecifiedin theMaintenanceIntervalschedule.

Donotfillfuelfilterswithfuelbeforeinstallingthem. Contaminatedfuelwillcauseacceleratedweartofuelsystem parts.

FuelRecommendations

NOTE:

CetaneNumber

Filterability

PourPoint

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Product:CHALLENGER

LubricantInformation

GeneralInformation

Failuretofollowtheseoilrecommendationscancause shortenedenginelifeduetodepositsand/orexcessivewear.

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