CUMMINS N14/NT855 ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM

CORROSION PREVENTION PROCEDURE

1 CHECK THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE – IT MUST BE BETWEEN 50 & 130 DEGREES
FARENHEIGHT. ROOM TEMPERATURE IS PREFERRED.
2 TEST THE CONCENTRATION OF DCA4 IN THE COOLING SYSTEM.
- THE OPTIMUM CONCENTRATION OF DCA4 IS 0,33 UNITS PER LITRE.
- THE COOLING SYSTEM CAPACITY IS 45 LITRES (THIS INCLUDES ENGINE,
PIPING AND RADIATOR)
3 TO CORRECT THE CONCENTRATION OF DCA4 IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, THE
CALCULATION IS DONE AS FOLLOWS:
45 LITRES X 0,33 UNITS = 14,85 UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO PRECHARGE A SYSTEM
WITH NO DCA4 i.e. after filling an empty cooling system with fresh water.

DURING SERVICE IT IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO:

1 CHECK THE DCA4 CONCENTRATION USING THE TEST KIT CC2602A
PLEASE NOTE: THE KIT CALCULATION CHART IS IN UNITS/U.S. GALLON (1 U.S.
Gal = 3,754 litres) SO IT IS ESSENTIAL TO CONVERT THE READINGS FROM THE
CHART INTO LITRES.
2 ALWAYS CHANGE THE WATER FILTER.
3 MAKE UP THE RELEVENT CONCENTRATION OF DCA4 TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
THE WATER FILTER UNITS
WATER FILTER PART NUMBER DCA4 UNITS
WF2070 2

WF2071 4

WF2072 6

WF2073 8

WF2074 12

WF2075 15

THE 16 FLUID Oz. (0473 LITRE) BOTTLE CONTAINS 5 DCA4 UNITS

THE 2-QUART (1,89LITRE) BOTTLE CONTAINS 20 DCA4 UNITS
IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE REPAIR e.g. RADIATOR OR WATER PUMP REMOVAL,
THERE IS LIKELY TO BE DEPLETION IN THE CONCENTRAION OF DCA4 PER UNIT
LITRE. YOU SHOULD TOP UP THE COOLING SYSTEM WITH CLEAN WATER
(DRINKABLE NOT BOREWHOLE WATER) AND THEN CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF
DCA4 TO GET THE MIXTURE BACK TO ITS OPTIMUM LEVEL OF DCA4.
e.g. AFTER CHANGING A WATER PUMP, AND TOPPING UP THE COOLING SYSTEM WITH
CLEAN WATER, YOU TEST AND FIND THE DCA4 CONCENTRATION TO BE 0,22. YOU
MUST THEN ADD DCA4 ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CALCULATION:
REMEMBER, THE OPTIMUM = 0,33 UNITS PER LITRE. YOU TESTED AND FOUND THE
CONCENTRATION TO BE 0,22 UNITS PER LITRE. YOU THEREFORE HAVE A DEFICIT OR
SHORTAGE OF 0,33 - 0,22 = 0,11 UNITS PER LITRE. SO YOU NEED TO ADD 0.11 X 45 (THE
NUMBER OF LITRES OF COOLANT IN THE COOLING SYSTEM) = 4.95 UNITS. IF YOU
ADD THE 4.95 UNITS OF DCA4 TO THE SYSTEM, THE DCA4 CONCENTRATION WILL
COME TO THE OPTIMUM OF 0.33 UNITS PER LITRE. BUT A SMALL BOTTLE OF DCA4
CONTAINS 5 DCA4 UNITS, SO YOU JUST NEED TO ADD ONE SMALL (1 Fluid Oz.) BOTTLE
TO THE COOLING SYSTEM.
PLEASE NOTE: THE FLEETGUARD “3-WAY” TEST CONCENTRATION CHART IS IN UNITS
PER GALLON SO IT IS IMPERATIVE TO DO A CONVERSION TO UNITS/ LITRE.
ALL READINGS ARE TO BE RECORDED ON THE SERVICE CHECKLIST FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE