Komatsu — CHECK, CLEAN AND REPLACE AIR CLEANER ELEMENT

MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE NOTICE Never remove inner element (5). If it is removed, dust will enter and cause engine trouble. 2. Remove outer element (4). NOTICE When cleaning cover (3), do not remove evacuator valve (6). 3. Clean the inside of the air cleaner body and the cover (3). NOTICE The inner element must not be used again even after its cleaning. When replacing the outer element, replace the outer element at the same time. 4. Direct dry compressed air (Max. 0.69 MPa (7 kgf/cmІ)) from the inside of the outer element along its folds. Then direct the compressed air from the outside along the folds, and again from the inside. 5.

Replace any outer element, which has been cleaned 6 times or used for one year. Replace the inner element at the same time. 6. Replace both inner and outer elements when the dust indi- cator red piston appears soon after installing the cleaned outer element even though it has not been cleaned 6 times. 7. Remove one seal from the element whenever the element has been cleaned. 4-21