MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE MAINTENANCE Machines Equipped With Double Element 0. Checking 0. Whenever the red piston in dust indicator (1) appears, clean the air cleaner element. NOTICE Do not clean the air cleaner element before the dust indi- cator becomes red. If the element is cleaned frequently before the dust indica- tor becomes red, the performance of the air cleaner is not used perfectly and the cleaning effect is lowered. In addi- tion, dust sticking to the element falls into the inner ele- ment each time the element is cleaned. Cleaning outer element 0. 1. Open the engine hood, remove clip (2), then remove cover (3). NOTICE Never remove inner element (5).
If it is removed, dust will enter and cause an engine trouble. 2. Remove outer element(4). 3. Take out element (4) and cover the air connector at the end of the air cleaner body with a clean cloth or tape. 4. Clean the interior of the air cleaner body, cover (3) and evacuator valve (6). NOTICE The inner element must not be cleaned and used again. When replacing the outer element, replace the inner element at the same time. 5. Direct dry compressed air (Max. 0.69 MPa (7 kgf/cmІ ,99.4 psi)) from the inside of the outer element along its folds. Then below with air along the folds from the outside, and finally blow again from the inside.
1) Replace the element which has been cleaned 5 times repeatedly or used throughout a year. 2) Replace element when the dust indicator red piston appears soon after installing the cleaned element even though it has not been cleaned 6 times. 4-18