8 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
Mitsubishi Diesel Engine S12R OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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Pub. No. 291Y1-40720 Revision: 5
2 Prepare a container to receive
spilled fuel and place it under the
fuel filter.
Fig. 8-32 Container to Receive Fuel
• The customer is required to prepare
the container.
3 Remove the fuel filter.
• Tool: Filter wrench
Fig. 8-33 Fuel Filter - Remove
• Remove it slowly so that fuel will not
spill.
4 Wipe off fuel on the fuel filter
installing surface of the filter
bracket with a waste cloth.
Fig. 8-34 Fuel Filter Installing Surface - Clean
5 Prepare a new fuel filter.
1) Check that the gasket is properly seated
in the groove.
2) Apply clean fuel on the fuel filter gasket.
Fig. 8-35 Fuel Filter Gasket
6 Install the fuel filter in Step 5 on the
filter bracket.
• When the fuel filter gasket comes in contact
with the installing surface of the filter
bracket, further tighten the fuel filter by 3/4 to
a full turn.
Fig. 8-36 Fuel Filter - Install
• If the fuel filter is slippery and
therefore hard to install, wipe the fuel
filter surface with a waste cloth
thoroughly, and tighten the fuel filter
with anti-slip gloves.
7 Bleed air from the fuel filter "Fuel
Filter - Bleed Air" (→ Page 136).
8 Check the fuel control link "
Fuel
Control Link - Check" (→ Page 142).
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