Maintenance
Drive unit - diesel engine
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4.02.04 Changing filter cartridge for the fuel prefilter
WARNING
Inflammable fuel!
Risk of injury due to fire and explosion.
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Do not smoke. No open fire.
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Do not breathe in fuel vapours.
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Catch spilling fuel or water sump, do not allow to seep away into
the ground!
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Replacing filter cartridge 1. Switch off diesel engine and remove ignition key.
2. Allow machine to cool down under a temperature of 30 °C (86 °F).
3. Open the drain valve [A] (screw conical nipple into housing).
4. Open the vent screw [D].
5. Drain waste water from the filter.
6. Unscrew filter cartridge [C].
7. Unscrew the drain housing [B] from the filter cartridge and clean it.
8. Remove contamination from drain valve [A] (check function).
9. Screw the drain housing [B] with a new gasket ring to the filter
cartridge [C] and tighten by hand. Close drain valve [A] (unscrew the
conical nipple from the housing until the stop).
10. Prior to assembly apply a thin coat of oil to the rubber seal and screw
the new filter cartridge [C] to the filter head until the seal makes
contact. Tighten the filter cartridge by hand further by half a turn.
11. Screw in and tighten the vent screw [D].
12. Open the purge screw [F] at the fuel filter cartridge [G] by one turn.
13. Switch on the electrical system [310] until fuel runs out of the vent
hole [F] of the fuel filter cartridge.
14. Screw in and tighten the vent screw [F].
15. Check for tightness after assembly.