Personal injury or death can result from a fire. Fuel leaked or spilled onto hot surfaces or electrical components can cause a fire. Clean up all leaked or spilled fuel. Do not smoke while working on the fuel system. Turn the disconnect switch OFF or disconnect the battery when changing fuel filters. |
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Do not fill fuel filters with fuel before installing them. Contaminated fuel will cause accelerated wear to fuel system parts. |
- Open the front access door on the left side of the machine.
- Turn drain valve (1) counterclockwise in order to open. The drain valve is located on the bottom of the water separator.
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(1) Drain valve (2) Bowl (3) Filter (4) Filter base |
- Drain the water and the sediment into a suitable container.
Note: Dispose of used fluids according to local regulations.
Note: Refer to Operation and Maintenance Manual, "General Hazard Information" for information that pertains to containing fluid spillage.
- Close the drain valve (1) .
- Remove filter (3) from filter base (4). A filter wrench may be used to loosen the filter.
Note: The water separator element is a cartridge type filter. The filter cannot be reused.
- Remove filter (3) from bowl (2). Discard the used filter.
- Clean the inside surfaces of filter base (4) and bowl (2).
- Remove cap (5) from the bottom of new filter (3). Remove seal (6) from cap (5) .
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(2) Bowl (3) Filter (5) Cap (6) Seal |
- Install seal (6) in a groove of bowl (2) .
- Install bowl (2) to a new filter (3). Securely tighten bowl (2) to filter (3) .
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(2) Bowl (3) Filter (4) Filter base |
- Install filter (3) in filter base (4). Securely tighten filter (3) to filter base (4) .
Note: Do not start the engine until all service to the fuel system is complete.
- Close the access door.