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Maintenance
LeeBoy 8608 Commercial Paver 5-23
Change Fuel FilterChange Fuel Filter
The fuel lter, water separator and fuel pump with bowl
lter are conveniently located together on the engine
access door in the hopper. (Figure 5-17)
DO NOT change the fuel lter while
the engine is running.
DO NOT smoke or change fuel
lter near open ames as diesel fuel is highly
combustible. Be careful not to spill fuel.
Fuel
Filter
Water
Separator
Fuel Pump
(w/Bowl Filter)
Figure 5-17. Front Engine Access Panel
Replace the fuel lter using the following general
procedure.
1. Stop the engine and allow it to cool.
2. Put a container under the lter before removing it.
3. Wipe the area around the fuel lter and mounting
head using a clean, lint-free cloth.
4. Use a lter removal wrench to loosen and remove
the lter by turning it clockwise.
5. Drain and discard the removed lter in compliance
with local and federal environmental laws..
6. Wipe inside the lter head with a clean, lint-free
cloth.
7. Wipe a little fuel on the rubber gasket.
8. Install the new fuel lter element onto the lter head,
carefully tightening the element by hand.
9. Fill the new fuel lter element with the diesel fuel by
using the primer bulb on the lter housing.
Tighten the fuel lter as directed on by
the lter manufacturer. DO NOT overtighten the fuel
lter element onto the lter head.
10. Start the engine and check for any fuel leaks.
Explosion Hazard! Stop the engine
immediately if any fuel leakage is noted. DO NOT
start the engine until the leak has been corrected.
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