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Air cleaner
Regular service of the air cleaner is
one of the most important mainte-
nance items.
Neglecting of this service not only
affects fuel comsumption but also the
performance and service life of the
engine.
Inspection and service interval
The filter element should be cleaned
at every 4,000
km
or when the red
color signal appears on the indicator.
Under severe conditions and opera-
tions on the dusty or sandy roads, it
should be cleaned more frequently
than the recommended intervals.
Replacement of element
Replace the element annually or after
3 times cleaning, also replace when
any damages are found. Gaskets and
sealings should be replaced together
with the element.
Service of air cleaner
1. Disassembly
Loosen the clamping screws and
remove the dust pan, then the ele-
ment is exposed. Loosen the wing
nut fixing the element and pull out
the element.
2. Cleaning of element
Depending on the condition of con-
tamination, clean the element by
one of the following procedure.
2–1. Element is contaminated(dry).
Blow dust off by compressed
air(below 7
kg
/
cm
2
), direction of
compressed air should be from
inside to outside of element.
2–2. Element is contaminated with
carbon and oil.
First prepare element cleaner
dissolved tepid water, submerge
the element for 20Ŕ30minutes
and shake well in the water, then
rinse the element with clean run-
ning water (below 2.8
kg
/
cm
2
).
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