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A V O N M A T E R I A L S U P P L I E S L T D ( A M S L T D ) D R I V E R T R A I N I N G M A N U A L V E R S I O N 2
Lubrication of vehicle components

Vehicle components may need to be greased daily or weekly
inline with manufacturers guidance.

Grease guns and grease are supplied by the company, please
report any issues to the Workshop Manager.

If unable to pump grease into the grease nipple please report this via the defect reporting
system on pre-drive and speak to the Workshop Manager for further guidance. Please
enusre that if this continues for more than 1 week you re-report this again.

Grease guns operate at around 10,000 psi so always check hoses and connections are
undamaged before use.

Vehicle idling
• An engine that is burning fuel without performing
work is idling. Sitting in traffic, picking up or dropping
off passengers, warming up your lorry or engine are
all examples of idling. Idling is inefficient because it
burns fuel needlessly. In addition, idling puts wear
and tear on an engine and contributes to air
pollution-related health effects and climate change.

• Idling is especially significant with diesel-powered trucks, buses and off-road
equipment. Whilst emission standards are now very high, they tend to idle more due
to the way they are used.

Idle facts?

a) Thirty seconds of idling can use more fuel than turning off the engine and restarting
it.
b) Idling equals zero miles per gallon. An idling vehicle is the most inefficient vehicle on
the road.
c) Idling is not an effective way of warming up engines. The best way to warm up an
engine is to drive it.
d) Depending on engine size, one hour of idling can burn a half to a full gallon of fuel.
e) Consuming less fuel by not idling helps to reduce the need to import oil to meet
demands. Saving gasoline or diesel represents conservation of a non-renewable
natural resource and helps us reduce our carbon emissions.

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