5-6 BA 3001 En – Edition 2.0 * * 345001b510.fm
Maintenance
Replacing the fuel filter
If the fuel, as it drains, comes into contact with hot engine parts or the exhaust
system, there is an increased
Danger of burns!
☞ Never change the fuel filter if the engine is hot!
Use a suitable container to collect the fuel as it drains and dispose of it in an
environmentally friendly manner!
Removing the fuel filter
☞ Close fuel cock B
☞ Slacken union nut A
Caution: the filter housing contains fuel
☞ Remove filter housing C
Mount the fuel filter
☞ Mount all elements in the reverse order with a new filter element
☞ Open the stop cock on the water separator again
☞ Bleed the fuel system
– see Bleeding the fuel system on page 5-4
☞ Make a test run – and check for tightness!
☞ Dispose of the old fuel filter cartridge by an ecologically safe method
Fig. 26: Fuel filter
Off
On
C
B
A
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