8.9 Fuel Filter
8.9.1 Fuel filter – Replacement
Preconditions
☑ Engine is stopped and starting disabled.
Special tools, Material, Spare parts
Designation / Use Part No. Qty.
Filter wrench
F30379104 1
Engine oil
Easy-change filter
(→ Spare Parts Catalog)
WARNING
Fuels are combustible and explosive.
Risk of fire and explosion!
• Avoid open flames, electrical sparks and ignition sources.
• Do not smoke.
• Wear protective clothing, protective gloves, and safety glasses / facial protection.
WARNING
Liquid or gaseous media, e.g. fuel, are poisonous.
Escaping vapors of highly volatile media, e.g. fuel or ether.
Risk of fatal injury through swallowing; risk of poisoning through inhalation; irritation to eyes
and skin!
• Seek medical attention immediately; do not induce vomiting.
• Do not inhale vapors or mist.
• Wear protective clothing, protective gloves, and safety glasses.
• If contact is made with skin, wash off with water and soap.
Fuel filter – Replacement
1. Use filter wrench to remove easy-change fil-
ter.
2. Clean sealing surface on filter head.
3. Coat seal on easy-change filter slightly with
engine oil (arrow).
4. Screw on the easy-change filter by hand until
the seal makes contact and tighten finger-
tight.
5. Replace further easy-change filters in the
same way.
6. Vent fuel system (→ Page 102).
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