EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hoursReplacethe
air-lterelementsoonerifitdirtyor
damaged.
Note:Servicetheairltermorefrequently(everyfew
hours)ifoperatingconditionsareextremelydustyor
sandy.
CheckingtheAirFilter
1.Raisethecargoboxandsecureitwiththeprop
rod;refertoRaisingtheCargoBox(page18).
2.Checktheair-lterbodyfordamagewhichcould
possiblycauseanairleak(Figure35).
Note:Ensurethattheair-ltercoverissealing
aroundtheair-lterhousing.
Note:Replaceadamagedair-ltercoveror
housing.
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Figure35
1.Dirt-ejectionport
4.Air-lterelement
2.Latch
5.Air-lterhousing
3.Air-ltercover6.Backofthemachine
3.Pullthelatchoutwardandrotatetheair-lter
covercounterclockwise(Figure35).
4.Removethecoverfromtheair-lterbody.
5.Gentlyslidetheair-lterelementoutofthe
air-lterhousing(Figure35)toreducethe
amountofdustdislodged.
Note:Avoidknockingthelteragainstthe
air-lterhousing.
6.Inspecttheair-lterelement.
•Iftheair-lterelementisclean,installthe
lterelement,refertoInstallingtheAirFilter
(page35).
•Iftheair-lterelementisdamaged,replace
thelterelement;refertoReplacingtheAir
Filter(page35).
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