Preventative maintenance
Scheduled maintenance prolongs engine life
Regular maintenance is the best way of ensuring your engine lasts as long as possible. There are regular checks that you should carry out in line with the recommended schedules to do this. You can download maintenance schedules if you do not already have them.
Maintaining your Perkins engine is the key to its optimum performance. Slight changes in performance can easily go un-noticed, often a drop of 20 perent in performance can happen before the operator notices. Missing service intervals can lead to reduction in performance, let alone the worst case of a vital part failing.
Each engine we supply comes with a detailed list of checks for you to carry out at set intervals.The performance checks required will vary by engine type and operating conditions, so it is wise to ensure the checks and frequency are right for your engine.
The regular checks that you need to carry out fall into daily and weekly categories, along with regular servicing and specified intervals. They all have the same aim of ensuring that your engine runs as long as possible at the maximum efficiency. No two schedules are exactly the same, so you should always check the schedule for your particular engine.
Every Perkins engine has its own maintenance schedule
It’s also worth noting that the checks either relate to the calendar time or the hours your engine has been running. Checks should take place far more often on an engine in almost constant use than for one used occasionally. So, for example, changing the engine coolant is recommended every two years – but it will need attention sooner if your engine runs for 3,000 hours, which is the equivalent of running 24/7 for just over four months.
Remember, the daily checks are just as important as the regular servicing.
Daily checks:
Cooling system coolant level
Driven equipment
The engine air cleaner service
Engine air pre-cleaner, cleaning it if necessary
Engine oil level
Fuel system primary filter/water separator
V-belts
Walk-around inspection
Every 50 service hours or weekly checks include:
Fuel tank, water and sediment, draining if necessary
Major service intervals are typically every 500 hours for minor services and in multiples of 500 hours for major services including; 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 hours. Your Perkins distributor is your first point of call if you need to obtain a new service schedule or any other advice relating to maintenance issues.
