Fantuzzi SF — Engine: technical cards
General guidance only — always follow the operation and maintenance manual for your specific machine.
Short answers to precise questions on the engines and engine fluids of the Fantuzzi SF side-loader lift trucks, one fact per card, each with its source stated in the text. For the overall picture, see the Fantuzzi SF technical legacy guide.
Fantuzzi SF 30 U and SF 40 U: which engines do the 1998 tables give?
The 1998 SideLIFTS tables give a Perkins 504.2T for the SF 30 U, 43 kW at 3,000 rpm with four cylinders and 2,000 cm3, and a Perkins 704-3 for the SF 40 U, 50 kW at 2,500 rpm with four cylinders and 3,000 cm3, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. Both machines pair the engine with a Rexroth hydrostatic transmission, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-engines-sf-30u-40u-1998 · HIT ref SF-022 · fingerprint 79b7ca · see HIT ref SF-023, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-engine-sf-45-to-60-1998
Fantuzzi SF 45, SF 50 and SF 60: which engine does the 1998 table give?
The 1998 SideLIFTS table gives a Perkins 1004-4 for all three models, rated 65.5 kW at 2,500 rpm, with four cylinders and 4,000 cm3, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. On these machines it drives a Voith C845 hydrodynamic transmission with automatic clutch, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-engine-sf-45-to-60-1998 · HIT ref SF-023 · fingerprint c0010e · see HIT ref SF-022, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-engines-sf-30u-40u-1998
Fantuzzi SF 45 U, SF 50 U and SF 60 U: which engine does the 1998 table give?
The 1998 table gives the same Perkins 1004-4 as on the SF 45, SF 50 and SF 60, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. On the U versions it is coupled to a Rexroth hydrostatic transmission with automatic clutch, with a working pressure of 160 bar, according to a data sheet of the SideLIFTS manual, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-engine-u-models-1998 · HIT ref SF-024 · fingerprint 105c6c · see HIT ref SF-023, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-engine-sf-45-to-60-1998
Fantuzzi SF 60 L, SF 60 and SF 80: which engines does the draft handbook list?
According to the draft handbook, the SF 60 L and SF 60 take a Perkins 4.236 of 75 HP at 2,400 rpm or a FIAT 8041-I of 76 HP at 2,500 rpm, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The same handbook gives the SF 80 a Perkins T4.236 of 101 HP at 2,500 rpm or a FIAT 8051-I of 97 HP at 2,500 rpm, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The handbook lists the two makes as alternatives for each model, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-engines-sf-60-sf-80 · HIT ref SF-025 · fingerprint d7b54c · see HIT ref SF-022, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-engines-sf-30u-40u-1998
Fantuzzi SF 30-40 E: which air cleaners does the O.M.F. handbook describe?
According to the O.M.F. handbook, an oil-bath air cleaner on the FIAT engine and a dry air cleaner on the Perkins engine, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The Perkins version also has a blocked air filter warning light on the dashboard, and the handbook gives the oil-bath and dry-cartridge jobs separately in its maintenance pages, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-air-cleaners-fiat-perkins · HIT ref SF-026 · fingerprint f5cceb · see HIT ref SF-025, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-engines-sf-60-sf-80
Fantuzzi SF U: which engine oil grade do the filling tables give?
The 1998 lubrication chart gives SAE 15W-40 to API CG-4/SG, while the 2003 filling table prints SAE 15W-10 API CG-4/SG for the same use, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. In both tables the oil quantity is left to the engine manual, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-engine-oil-grade · HIT ref SF-027 · fingerprint ec2b1c · see HIT ref SF-038, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/transmission-and-driveline/#hit-sf-transmission-oil-grade
Fantuzzi SF: how is a turbocharged engine stopped?
According to the 2003 operator's manual, a turbocharged engine is run at about 1,000 rpm with reduced load for 2 to 3 minutes before it is switched off, as recorded at HIT SRL. The manual gives this step to let the turbocharger cool down, as part of the procedure for stopping the engine, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-turbo-cool-down · HIT ref SF-028 · fingerprint 71fbbe · see HIT ref SF-081, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-starting-the-engine
Fantuzzi SF U: how much fuel, coolant and brake fluid do the filling tables give?
The filling tables give a 50 litre fuel tank on every model, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The same tables give 18 litres of coolant on the SF 30 U to SF 40 U and 24 litres on the SF 45 U to SF 65 U, mixed 40% antifreeze and 60% water, and 1 litre of LHM fluid for the braking system, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The 1998 lubrication chart gives the same quantities, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-fuel-coolant-brake-fluid · HIT ref SF-029 · fingerprint 8c9edd · see HIT ref SF-054, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/hydraulics/#hit-sf-hydraulic-fluid
Fantuzzi SF U: how long does a full fuel tank last?
A full fuel tank lasts about 24 hours of operation, according to the 2003 operator's manual, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The manual gives this figure in the notes on the fuel gauge and asks for a refill when only the last sector of the gauge stays lit, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-fuel-tank-autonomy · HIT ref SF-030 · fingerprint 6b7237 · see HIT ref SF-029, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-fuel-coolant-brake-fluid
Fantuzzi SF 30-40 E: which antifreeze mix does the O.M.F. handbook give?
The machine leaves the factory with antifreeze for -25 °C, according to the O.M.F. handbook, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. The handbook recommends 50% antifreeze for outside temperatures down to -35 °C and 40% antifreeze with 60% water down to -25 °C, and has the mix replaced every two years, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-antifreeze-omf · HIT ref SF-031 · fingerprint cdcbc5 · see HIT ref SF-029, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-fuel-coolant-brake-fluid
Fantuzzi SF 60 L, SF 60 and SF 80: what is the thermostat opening temperature?
The thermostat should open at 80 °C, plus or minus 2 °C, according to the draft handbook, the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The handbook has it checked in heated water when the engine cooling circuit is flushed, before it is refitted and the circuit refilled, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/engine/#hit-sf-thermostat-opening · HIT ref SF-032 · fingerprint 97b516 · see HIT ref SF-082, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/fantuzzi-sf/electrical-and-control/#hit-sf-engine-temperatures