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Section 5 • Maintenance/Service
VSS/VSM/VSH/VSSH • Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual • Emerson • 35391SD
Oil Filter Element Removal
(For 3110A OR 3112A Oil Filter Housing - See
Figure 5-14)
13. Remove oil lter housing cover and O-ring from oil
lter housing. Discard O-ring.
14. Remove lter element from internal port of head
assembly.
15. Clean lter element connection area of head as-
sembly and interior of lter housing and cover.
Oil Filter Element Installation
(For 3111A Oil Filter Housing - See Figure 5-9)
16. Lubricate new O-ring with clean system oil.
17. Install O-ring on inside of lter head.
18. Install new lter element on internal port of head
assembly. Make sure lter element is fully seated.
19. Lubricate threads of locking ring with clean system
oil.
20. Hand tighten locking ring only. Install locking ring
and lter housing on head assembly until lter
housing bottoms. Do not overtighten locking ring.
21. Using dry nitrogen gas, pressurize isolated oil line
through bleed valve of lter housing. Check for
leaks on replaced components.
22. Evacuate isolated oil line to 29.88” Hg (1000 mi-
crons) and close bleed valve.
23. Install plug on bleed valve of lter housing.
24. Slowly open oil supply valve and allow oil to ll oil
line.
25. Open lter outlet valve.
26. Check oil level and ll oil separator to non-operat-
ing level, see Oil Charging procedure.
Oil Filter Element Installation
(For 3110A OR 3112A Oil Filter Housing - See
Figure 5-14)
27. Install new lter element on internal port of head
assembly. Make sure lter element is fully seated.
28. Lubricate new O-ring with clean system oil.
29. Hand tighten oil lter housing cover only. Install
O-ring and oil lter housing cover on oil lter
housing.
30. Using dry nitrogen gas, pressurize isolated oil line
through bleed valve of lter housing. Check for
leaks on replaced components.
31. Evacuate isolated oil line to 29.88” Hg (1000 mi-
crons) and close bleed valve.
32. Install plug on bleed valve of lter housing.
33. Slowly open oil supply valve and allow oil to ll oil
line.
34. Open lter outlet valve.
35. Check oil level and ll oil separator to non-operat-
ing level, see Oil Charging procedure.
Figure 5-14. Filter Assembly
(VPN 3112A Oil Filter Housing Shown)
Oil Filter Head
Assembly
Oil Filter
Element
Oil Outlet
Connection
Oil Filter
Housing
O-ring
Oil Filter
Housing Cover
Oil Filter Drain
Valve with Plug
Oil Inlet
Connection
Plug