Komatsu — WHEN REQUIRED

. MAINTENANCE SERVICE PROCEDURE WHEN REQUIRED CHECK, CLEAN, OR REPLACE AIR CLEANER ELEMENT WARNING If inspection, cleaning, or maintenance is carried out with the engine running, dirt will get into the engine and CHECKING If air cleaner clogging caution lamp (1) on the machine monitor lights up, clean the air cleaner element. If the yellow piston in the dust indicator display portion enters the red (7.5 kPa (0.0765 kg/cm 2 , 1.1 PSI)) position, clean the element. 4 - 17 damage it.

stop the engine before carryin When u sing compressed air, there is d anger that dirt may be blown around and cause seriou use protective glasses, dust m ask, and other protective NOTICE Do not cle an the element until the air cleaner clogging caution lamp lights up. If the elem ent is cleaned frequently before the air cleaner clogging caution lamp light s up, the air cleaner will not be able to display its performance fully and t he cleaning efficiency will drop. o the element falling inside the In additio n, the frequency of dirt stuck t ent will increase. inner elem It is also possible to check the conditi on of the air cleaner by using