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44 User’s Handbook, TSL 4186E, Issue 2
4012/16 Diesel
How to clean the centrifugal oil filter (if fitted)
Special requirements
1 Stop the engine and wait for the rotor to stop spinning.
2 Slacken the clamping band (A1). Unscrew the ‘T’ bar (A2) and lift off the cover (A3).
3 Remove the knurled nut (A4) and lift the rotor assembly (A5) off the spindle (A6).
4 Turn the rotor assembly over and fit the removal tool (B1). Tighten the nut (B2) to pull the stand tube (B3)
and ‘O’ ring (B4) from the rotor body (B5).
5 Remove the sludge deposits and the paper insert (B6) from the rotor body using a spatula. Clean all deposits
from the stand tube and rotor body using a suitable cleaning fluid.
6 Fit a new paper insert into the rotor body. Check the condition of the ‘O’ ring (B4) and refit, or if necessary,
replace with a new one.
7 Fit the stand tube into the rotor body, carefully aligning the rotor body locating pin in the stand tube.
8 Lubricate the spindle (A6). Fit the rotor assembly (A5) and tighten the knurled nut (A4).
Note: Check the rotor spins freely.
9 Fit a new, or if serviceable, the original ‘O’ ring (A7) to the filter body. Fit the filter cover (A3) and tighten
down the retaining ‘T’ bar (A2). Fit the clamping band (A1).
10 Prime the engine lubrication system, see "How to prime the lubrication system" on page 26.
11 With the engine running check for oil leaks.
Special tools
Description Part number
Rotor stand tube removal tool T6253/293
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