Caterpillar Fork Lift Tech Help Please...GC15

Will Carter

Will Carter

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Got a GC15 with the 4g63 (I think...it's a mitsibishi...)

I've got an idiot light on. Attached picture... I drew it in paint 'cause it doesn't photograph too well and I can't find an exact picture of it anywhere online...


It has been blinking a little here and there over the past month and now stays on. Just did an oil change and there's a little water in the oil.

Is this a Coolant Pressure light?

I've found idiot lights similar to it in some online Cat manuals but nothing exactly like it.

It has a needle for a water temp gauge that seems to react so I don't think it's temperature. It rarely gets used long enough to get too hot unless I'm just letting it run to keep the battery in check...

It's after 5 on Friday... or I'd just call the place I got it from...

Need to use it this weekend but would rather not blow it up if it's just a head gasket...

Any equipment guys around?
 

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Looks like a coolant level light. look for a sensor in the top of the radiator. Could just be a malfunction if the level is correct.
 
Jeff B said:
Looks like a coolant level light. look for a sensor in the top of the radiator. Could just be a malfunction if the level is correct.
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The milky oil is common when they don't get used much. Let it sit and idle for awhile, or run the piss out of it for awhile. It might take a couple oil changes to get it out of the oil though. It comes from getting fired up and run for 2 minutes and then shut off, never gives the engine time to build heat.

I've seen PLENTY of forklifts (same engine as yours) with milky oil, probably more with milky oil than clean oil, so I wouldn't let it worry you.
 
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