Karcher SHD-R 3000 - Manual (Page 20)

SHD-R 3000 English
5.956-486 A2005937 (06/03) E4
E. Care and maintenance
3. Maintenance tasks
Changing the oil
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Danger!
Burns hazard due to hot oil and hot system
components. Allow pump to cool down for
15 minutes before changing oil.
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Important!
Waste oil may only be disposed of by the
operators of special collection points.
Please deposit your waste oil at one of
these locations. Polluting the environment
with waste oil is a criminal offence.
Oil type: Oil 40 special
Order no. 6.288-003 (3 x 1 litre pack)
Oil capacity per pump: 3 L
Tightening the piston seals
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Important!
If the piston seal is held too tight by the
gland, it will be subjected to increased wear.
„ Insert rod into gland and turn in direction
indicated by arrow. This increases the
tension on the piston seal.
„ Tighten all three piston seals uniformly,
by turning the glands until they are hand-
tight.
Relieving tension on piston seal:
„ Insert rod into gland and turn in opposite
direction to that indicated by arrow.
This relieves the tension on the piston
seal.
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Relieve the tension on all three piston
seals uniformly.
Oil change procedure:
„ place drip pan under pump to collect
waste oil
„ remove oil drain plug, and collect waste
oil in drip pan
„ wash out pump casing with diesel
„ allow diesel to drain thoroughly
„ fit new sealing ring (A18 x 22), and refit
oil drain plug
„ slowly fill up with fresh oil as far as MAX
mark
„ deliver waste oil to an appropriate
collection point.