Mitsubishi S12R Service Manual

8 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
Mitsubishi Diesel Engine S12R OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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Pub. No. 291Y1-40720 Revision: 5
3 Prepare a container for receiving
drained water and place it under the
drain plug of the air strainer.
• The customer is required to prepare a
container.
4 Remove the drain plug on the air
strainer.
Water accumulated in the air strainer is
drained.
Fig. 8-117 Drain Plug - Remove
5 Remove the cap (1) and remove the
filter (2) from the cap.
Fig. 8-118 Cap and Filter - Remove
6 Clean the filter with diesel fuel, then
blow compressed air to dry.
7 Reassemble the starting air strainer
as it was.
8 Open the main valve of starting air
tank slowly.
This allows air to be supplied.
Starting Air Tank - Check and
Service (Air Direct Admission
Starting, Air Motor Starting)
Drain the starting air tank and check the operation
of the safety valve.
• The starting air tank may be outside
the scope of our supply. For the details,
refer to such a document as the
specification sheet prepared by the
generator supplier.
• If it is not supplied by MHIET, follow the
instructions in the supplier's operation
manual.
• If the safety valve is defective, contact
your MHIET dealer "
CONTACT LIST" (→
Page 10).
Starting Air Motor - Check (Air
Motor Starting)
1 Check the starting air motor for
damage.
2 If the starting air motor is dusty,
blow dry compressed air to the
starting air motor to remove the
dust.
(2)
(1)
Be sure to drain water from the
starting air tank.
* Otherwise, water may enter the cylinders when
starting the engine.
Make sure that the safety valve on the
starting air tank is not
malfunctioning.
* If the safety valve is out of order, improper
operation may occur and result in explosion of
the starting air tank.
Be sure to drain water from the
starting air tank.
* Otherwise, water may enter the air motor when
starting the engine.

Mitsubishi S12R Specifications

General

Brand	Mitsubishi
Model	S12R
Category	Engine
Language	English