Figure 44
Figure 45
Engine Maintenance
Air Cleaner Maintenance
• Chec k the air cleaner body for damag e whic h
could cause an air leak. R e place if damag ed.
Chec k the whole intak e system for leaks ,
damag e or loose hose clamps .
• Ser vice the air cleaner filter only when the
ser vice indicator requires it or ev er y 400 hours
(more frequently in extremely dusty or dir ty
conditions). Changing the air filter before it
is necessar y only increases the c hance of dir t
entering the engine when the filter is remo v ed.
• Be sure the co v er is seated cor rectly and seals
with the air cleaner body .
Servicing the Air Cleaner
1. Pull the latc h outw ard and rotate the air cleaner
co v er countercloc kwise ( Figure 46 ).
2. R emo v e the co v er from the air cleaner body .
Before remo ving the filter , use lo w pressure
air (40 psi, clean and dr y) to help remo v e
larg e accum ulations of debris pac k ed betw een
outside of primar y filter and the canister . A v oid
using high pressure air whic h could force
dir t through the filter into the intak e tract.
T his cleaning process prev ents debris from
mig rating into the intak e when the primar y
filter is remo v ed.
Figure 46
1. Air cleaner indicator 3. Air cleaner cover
2. Air cleaner latch
3. R emo v e the primar y filter ( Figure 47 ). Cleaning
of the used element is not recommended due
to the possibility of damag e to the filter media.
Inspect the new filter for shipping damag e ,
c hec king the sealing end of the filter and the
body . Do not use a damag ed element. Do not
remo v e the safety filter ( Figure 48 ).
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