BAR-BORING-8' 6V7106 - Caterpillar

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Hot oil and hot components can cause personal injury. Do not allow hot oil or hot components to contact the skin.
Care must be taken to ensure that fluids are contained during performance of inspection, maintenance, testing, adjusting, and repair of the product. Be prepared to collect the fluid with suitable containers before opening any compartment or disassembling any component containing fluids.Refer to Special Publication, NENG2500, "Dealer Service Tool Catalog" for tools and supplies suitable to collect and contain fluids on Cat products.Dispose of all fluids according to local regulations and mandates.
Note: There are two sumps for the engine oil. The front engine and the rear engine must be maintained separately. The machine must be level and the parking brake engaged. The oil must be warm and the engine stopped.
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Open the drain valve and drain the oil into a suitable container. Close the drain valve.
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Drain valves next to the oil filters will drain the oil that is trapped in the engine above the filters. Use a 9S-9273 Female Coupler and a hose in order to drain the trapped oil into a suitable container.
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Remove the used oil filter elements and discard the used oil filter elements. Note: In order to avoid possible burns, remove the filters when the filters are cool enough to touch with your bare hand. The filters are located on the left side of the engine. Oil will be trapped in the filter housing bases. A plug is located on the filter base. Drain the oil above the filters into a suitable container.
Clean the filter housing base. Make sure that all of the former gasket is removed.
Apply a thin film of clean engine oil to the new filter element seal.
Install the filters hand tight until the seals of the filters contact the base. Tighten the filters for one additional full turn. Note: There are rotation index marks on each filter that are spaced 90° or 1/4 of a turn away from each other. When you tighten the filters for an additional full turn, use the rotation index marks as a guide.
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Oil filler tube and dipstick for the front engine
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Oil filler tube and dipstick for the rear engine
Remove oil filler cap (1). Fill the crankcase with oil. Refer to Operation and Maintenance Manual, "Lubricant Viscosities" for the type of oil. Refer to Operation and Maintenance Manual, "Capacities (Refill)" for the amount of oil.
Repeat Steps 1 through 7 for the other engine sump.
Start the engine and operate the engine at low idle for five minutes. Inspect the engine oil filters for oil leaks. Make any necessary repairs.
Maintain the oil levels between the "ADD" mark and the "FULL" mark. These marks are on the "LOW IDLE" side of dipstick (2). Stop the engine.