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POSSIBLE CAUSES AND TROUBLE SHOOTING
Cloggedpipes
Cloggedfuellter
Airinsidefuelcircuit
Cloggedtankbreatherhole
Faultyfuelpump
Injectorjammed
Jammedinjectionpumpdeliveryvalve
Wronginjectorsetting
Excessiveplungerblow-by
Jammedinjectionpumpdeliverycontrol
Wronginjectionpumpsetting
Oilleveltoohigh
Jammedpressurereliefvalve
Wornoilpump
Airinsideoilsuctionpipe
Faultypressuregaugeorswitch
Cloggedoilsuctionpipe
Batterydischarged
Wrongorinefcientcableconnection
Defectiveignitionswitch
Defectivestartermotor
Cloggedairlter
Excessiveidleoperation
Incompleterunning-in
Engineoverloaded
Advancedinjection
Delayedinjection
Incorrectgovernorlinkageadjustment
Brokenorloosegovernorspring
Idlespeedtoolow
Wornorjammedpistonrings
Wornorscoredcylinders
Wornvalveguides
Jammedvalves
Wornbearings
Governorlinkagenotfreetoslide
Driveshaftnotfreetoslide
Damagedcylinderheadgasket
TROUBLE
LUBRICATION
POSSIBLE CAUSE
FUEL CIRCUIT
ELECTRIC
SYSTEM
MAINTE-
NANCE
SETTINGS/REPAIRS
Engine does not
start
Noacceleration
Blacksmoke
Excessive oil
consumption
Too low oil
pressure
Engine starts but
stops
Non-uniformspeed
Whitesmoke
oilandfueldripping
fromexhaust
Increaseoillevel
THE ENGINE MUST BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY WHEN:
1) -Theenginerpmssuddenlyincreaseanddecrease
2) -Asuddenandunusualnoiseisheard
3) -Thecolouroftheexhaustfumessuddenlydarkens
4) -Theoilpressureindicatorlightturnsonwhilerunning.
TABLE OF LIKELY ANOMALIES AND THEIR SYMPTOMS
Thefollowingtablecontainsthepossiblecausesofsomefailureswhichmayoccurduringoperation.
Alwaysperformthesesimplechecksbeforeremovingorreplacinganypart.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
KD 225_315_350_400_440 Workshop Manual_cod. ED0053029330_1° ed_ rev.00