Toro 30651 - Fuel System Maintenance; Replacing the Fuel Filter; Bleeding the Fuel System

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.Are
orexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothersand
cancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,in
anopenarea,whentheengineisoffandiscold.
Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis1/4to1/2
inches(6to12mm)belowthebottomofthe
llerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetankallows
thefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approvedcontainer
andkeepthecapinplace.
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Important:Replacethefuelltercanister
periodicallytopreventwearofthefuelinjection
pumpplungerortheinjectionnozzle,duetodirt
inthefuel.
1.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuelltercanister
(
Figure38).
2.Cleantheareawheretheltercanistermounts.
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Figure38
1.Fuellter
3.Removetheltercanisterandcleanthemounting
surface
4.Lubricatethegasketontheltercanisterwithclean
oil.
5.Installthenewltercanisterbyhanduntilthegasket
contactsmountingsurface.
6.Bleedthefuelsystem;refertoBleedingtheFuel
System
BleedingtheFuelSystem
Youmustbleedthefuelsystembeforestartingthe
engineifanyofthefollowingsituationshaveoccurred:
•Initialstartupofanewmachine.
•Enginehasceasedrunningduetolackoffuel.
•Maintenancehasbeenperformeduponfuelsystem
components;i.e.,lterreplaced,separatorserviced,
etc.
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