17
UnclassifiedLubrication
What This Code Means
Overprime; Actuator Overload; Faulty Oil Pressure Sender; Excessive Smoke Under Load; Overfrequency; Underfrequency
Possible Causes
- •Shorted wiring
- •Intake restriction
- •Exhaust back pressure
- •Open to ground
- •Poor brush condition and contact
- •Grounded or shorted sender lead
- •Low sender resistance
- •Fuel supply issue
- •Incorrect battery voltage
- •Faulty start/stop switch (local or remote)
- •Excessive load
- •Faulty governor actuator operation
- •High exhaust back pressure
- •Faulty field windings
- •Incorrect field resistance
- •Field winding open to ground
- •Low oil level
- •Grounded sender lead
- •Shorted sender lead
- •Overload Condition
Suggested Actions
- 1Check battery voltage
- 2Check fuel supply
- 3Check start/stop switch (local and remote)
- 4Check shorted wiring
- 5Check load
- 6Check intake restriction
- 7Check governor actuator operation
- 8Check exhaust back pressure
- 9Check field windings
- 10Check proper field resistance reading, open to ground
- 11Check brush condition and contact
- 12Check oil level
- 13Check grounded or shorted sender lead
- 14Check sender resistance (low)
- 15Check for shorted wiring
- 16Check for proper field resistance reading
- 17Check for open to ground in field windings
- 18Check for grounded or shorted sender lead
- 19Check sender resistance
- 20Check engine speed (frequency)
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