Antifreeze - Kubota L3301 Operator's Manual

PERIODIC SERVICE
12. Properly dispose of the used coolant.
Radiator
Recovery tank
(1) Drain plug
(2) Radiator cap
(3) Recovery tank

1.1 Antifreeze

WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
• When using the antifreeze, put on some
protection such as rubber gloves. Antifreeze
contains poison.
• If someone drank
immediate medical help. Do not ask the person
to throw up unless told to throw up by a poison
control or a health care professional. Use
standard first aid and CPR for signs of shock or
cardiac arrest. Call your local poison-control-
center or your local emergency number for
further assistance.
• When antifreeze comes in contact with the skin
or clothing, wash it off immediately.
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Coolant capacity
6.0 L
(6.3 U.S.qts.)
0.6 L
(0.6 U.S.qts.)
(A) Full
(B) Low
the antifreeze, seek
SERVICE EVERY 2000 HOURS OR 2 YEARS
• Do not mix different types of antifreeze.
The mixture can produce chemical reactions
causing harmful substances.
• Antifreeze is extremely
explosive under certain conditions. Keep fire
and children away from antifreeze.
• When draining the fluids from the engine, place
a container underneath the engine body.
• Do not pour waste onto the ground, down a
drain, or into any water source.
• Also, follow the
protection regulations
antifreeze.
Always use a 50/50 mix of long-life coolant and clean
soft water in KUBOTA engines.
Consult your local KUBOTA Dealer concerning coolant
for extreme conditions.
NOTE :
• The following data represent industry standards
that necessitate a minimum glycol content in
the concentrated antifreeze.
• Long-life coolant (LLC) comes in several types. Use
ethylene glycol (EG) type for this engine.
• Before employing LLC-mixed cooling water, fill the
radiator with fresh water and empty it again. Repeat
filling and emptying the radiator with fresh water 2
or 3 times to clean up the inside.
• Mixing the LLC
Premix 50% LLC with 50% clean soft water. When
mixing, stir it up well, and then fill into the radiator.
• The procedure for the mixing of water and
antifreeze differs according to the type of the
antifreeze and the ambient temperature. Refer to
SAE J1034 standard, more specifically also to SAE
J814c.
Freezing Point
Vol (%)
Antifreeze
50
• Adding the LLC
– Add only water if the mixture reduces in amount
by evaporation.
– If there is a mixture leak, add the LLC of the
same manufacturer and type in the same
mixture percentage.
– Never add any long-life coolant of different
manufacturer. Different brands may contain
different additive components, and the engine
may fail to perform as specified.
• When the LLC is mixed, do not employ any
radiator-cleaning-agent.
anticorrosive agent. If mixed with the cleaning
flammable
relevant environmental
when disposing
Boiling Point
℃ ℃
(℉) (℉)
-37 108
(-34) (226)
The LLC contains
L3301,L3901
and
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