Oil & Fuel Foton 404 engine oil capacity

[Kobi]

I meassuered out 7 liters, but it was short... added some more at a time and brought it up to just shy of 10 liters. My filter that I have in there at the moment takes about 1/4 liter.

When you change your engine oil Walter - check your magnet at the drain plug for any metal (small wires). Some of the EPA mods are very much after-thoughts on this engine, inside the breather (crankcase ventilation vent) they use a fabric that looks like an old fashion metal pot scrubber - I found some of that stuff in my oil pan. I removed it completely from the breather and everything is working great now. You will find the same on the dip stick of the transmssion fill plug, I got rid of that one as well. If you wanted to, you could get an automotive fiber version and replace it with that.
Something interesting about this setup with the 4 cylinder engine is that the
lift capacity/handling of a large and heavy implement is better than on a 3 cylinder version. I didn't know that when I decided for the 4 cylinder version that the tractor is actually a foot longer than the 3 cylinder version and the nose weight is much further out. Since I bought mine I tried the 3 cylinder version as well and I find that the extra length makes a noticable difference when driving fast / bouncing down the highway... I use 14.9 -24's in the back.
Kobi

 

[greg_g]

Thanks Greg and Kobi, yes Kobi I saw that but this 4 cyl engine takes 9+ qts to get to the full mark or about 10 liters, Thanks Guys on the vibration info.

Walter

Could be a simple matter of the wrong dipstick too. Watch your oil level carefully. If it starts going down, you'd best shine a flashlight into the bell housing inspection port. Watch also underneath the bellhousing and around the circumference where engine and bell housing bolt together. Some Jinmas have a weep hole at the bottom of the bell housing, ostensibly to drain moisture. But some folks have had oil come out there. It would be nice to know if your Foton had that feature.

//greg//

 

[Walter L]

Yes Rob I plan on doing the valve check as soon as I get a few more hrs on it and there is a section in my engine book with the specs, finaly have all the fluids changed.

Walter

 

[Walter L]

Well I was a little fast on all fluids, forgot the power steering does it use the same hyd oil as the lift, can’t find it in the book.
Kobi I have 12.4 X 28 tires on the rear.
Greg I did check the weep hole and no oil. I think that the book just a little behind and the cap's are for the 3 cyl engine.

Walter

 

[greg_g]

I think that the book just a little behind and the cap's are for the 3 cyl engine

Well, that theory doesn't hold up to the fact that my 395 has a 9 liter capacity. Or perhaps you haven't yet picked up on the Chinese method of engine description. The 3 in 395 means three cylinders of 95cm bore each . Your 490 represents four cylinders of 90cm bore each .

//greg//

 

[Kobi]

Hi Walter, Greg

The 7 liter engine oil specification comes from the engine manufacturer - and is the correct amount if you are using the regular truck engine oil pan, that's shown on the front of that book. Once they fitted the engine to a tractor - they used a way different oil pan to be able to mount the front axle and to give extra strength to the 'no frame concept' of a tractor.

Power steering is the same oil as the hydraulic fluid.

Here is what I am using:
Shell Rotella T 15W40 (engine)
Shell Spirax HD 80W90 (both diffs/tranny)
NAPA AW46 (hydraulics/steering)
ISO100 compressor oil (injection pump)

Kobi

 

[Walter L]

Greg you are right I missed that. Thanks Kobi on the fluid list.
I decided to check the valves anyway, found one exaust valve way to tight, one intake OK all other were just a little to tight, glad I decided to go on and check as was susgested.