2-4
PERI
ODIC
MAINTENANCE
I CAUTION I
* Inspect
the
air cleaner element
for
tears. A
torn
ele-
ment
must
be replaced .
• If driving under
dusty
conditions
, clean the air
cleaner element
more
frequently. The
surest
way
to
accelerate engine wear
is
to
operate
the
engine
wlth
~
out
the element
or
with
torn element. Make
sure
that
the air cleaner element Is in
good
condition
at all
times. Life
of
the engine depends largely on
this
component!
• Remove
the
drain cap
CD
of t
he
ai
r cleaner box
to
all
ow
any
water to drain out.
EXHAUST PIPE NUTS AND MUFFLER
BOLTS
Tighten
Initially
at 1
month
and every 3
mont
hs there·
after
.
• Tighten the exhaust pipe nuts
(1),
muffler connectton bolt
~,
and muffler mounting bolt @ to the specified tor
que
.
~
Exhaust pipe
nut
: 23 N·m (2.3 kgf-m, 16.5 Ib-ft)
Muffler connection
bolt
: 23 N·m (2.3
kgf
-m, 16.5 Ib-tt)
MuHler
mount
ing
bolt
:
23
N·m (2.3 kgf-m, 16.5 Ib-ft)