FuelSystem
Maintenance
FuelMaintenance
ThisOperator’sManualcontainsmoredetailed
fuelandfuelsystemmaintenanceinformationthan
theYanmar
®
engineOwner’sManual,whichisa
general-purposereferencerelatingtofuelandfuel
maintenance.
Ensurethatyouunderstandthatthefuelsystem
maintenance,fuelstorage,andfuelqualityrequire
yourattentiontoavoiddowntimeandextensive
enginerepairs.
Thefuelsystemhasextremelytighttolerancesdue
totheemissionsandcontrolrequirements.Diesel
fuelqualityandcleanlinessismoreimportantfor
thelongevityoftoday’shigh-pressurecommonrail
(HPCR)fuel-injectionsystemusedondieselengines.
Important:Waterorairinthefuelsystemwill
damageyourengine!Donotassumethatnewfuel
isclean.Ensurethatyourfuelisfromaquality
supplier,storeyourfuelcorrectly,anduseyour
fuelsupplywithin180days.
Important:Ifyoudonotfollowtheproceduresfor
fuellterreplacement,fuelsystemmaintenance,
andfuelstorage,theenginefuelsystemcouldfail
prematurely.Performallfuelsystemmaintenance
atthespeciedintervalsorwheneverthefuelis
contaminatedoritsqualityispoor.
StoringFuel
Appropriatefuelstorageiscriticalforyourengine.
Propermaintenanceoffuelstoragetanksisoften
overlookedandleadstothecontaminationoffuel
deliveredtothemachine.
•Acquireonlyenoughfuelthatyouwillconsume
within180days.Donotusefuelthathasbeen
storedformorethan180days.Thishelps
eliminatewaterandothercontaminatesinthefuel.
•Ifyoudonotremovethewaterfromthestorage
tankormachinefueltank,itcanleadtorustor
contaminationinthestoragetankandfuelsystem
components.T anksludgedevelopedbymold,
bacteria,orfungusrestrictsowandclogsthelter
andfuelinjectors.
•Inspectyourfuelstoragetankandmachinefuel
tankregularlytomonitorthefuelqualityinthetank.
•Ensurethatyourfuelcomesfromaqualitysupplier.
•Ifyoundwaterorcontaminantsinyourstorage
tankormachinefueltank,workwithyourfuel
providertocorrecttheproblemandperformallfuel
systemmaintenance.
•Donotstoredieselfuelintanksorcanistersmade
withzinc-platedcomponents.
ServicingtheFuel-Water
Separator
DrainingWaterfromtheFuel/Water
Separator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Drain
waterorothercontaminantsfrom
thefuel/waterseparator.
1.Drainwaterfromthefuel/waterseparatoras
showninFigure119.
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Figure119
2.Primethelterandthelinestothehighpressure
pump;refertoPrimingtheFuelSystem(page
73).
ReplacingtheFuel/Water
SeparatorFilter
ServiceInterval:Every400hours—Replacethe
fuel/waterseparatorlter.
1.ReplacethelterasshowninFigure120.
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