Komatsu Forklift trucks, LPG/petrol - Tusk DX20 series, -8

Automatic transmission fluid capacity & service interval

Komatsu Forklift trucks, LPG/petrol - Tusk DX20 series, -8 requires automatic transmission fluid with a capacity of 20 liter. Service intervals include checking every 1 months or 200 hours, and changing every 1 months or 200 hours or 6 months or 1200 hours. The data covers 2 configurations.

The configuration chart below lists fill volumes and service intervals for each engine and trim variant.

TypeSpecifications
  • 1540PG-8, Nissan TB45E (44801 ->)
  • Powershift
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 20 liter
  • Check 1 months/ 200 hours
  • Change 6 months/ 1200 hours
  • Code: Torqflow
  • 1540PG-8, Nissan TB45E (44801 ->)
  • Powershift
  • Use: Initial service
  • Capacity 20 liter
  • Change 1 months/ 200 hours
  • Code: Torqflow

Additional Notes

  • The powershift transmission in the Komatsu Forklift Tusk DX20 series 1540PG-8 with Nissan TB45E engine (serial number 44801 onward) holds 20 liters of automatic transmission fluid, a capacity consistent with a full service fill of a multi-plate powershift unit rather than a partial top-up volume.
  • Under normal use conditions, the transmission fluid check interval is set at 1 month or 200 hours, whichever comes first, reflecting the relatively short monitoring cycle typical of powershift transmissions operating under load-intensive forklift duty.
  • The normal-use fluid change interval extends to 6 months or 1200 hours, giving a ratio of six check cycles per change cycle, which indicates the specification expects routine monitoring to catch fluid condition changes between full drain-and-fill services.
  • An initial service condition is specified separately from normal use, with a fluid change required at 1 month or 200 hours. At 20 liters, the same full-fill capacity applies at initial service as at subsequent normal changes, meaning no partial-fill procedure is distinguished for the break-in interval.
  • The initial service change interval of 1 month or 200 hours matches exactly the normal-use check interval, meaning the first fluid change falls at the same point where only a fluid check would be scheduled in all later service cycles.

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