Starting Air Tank - Check And Service (Air Direct Admission Starting, Air Motor Starting); Starting Air Motor - Check (Air Motor Starting) - Mitsubishi S16R Series Operation & Maintenance Manual

Prepare a container for receiving
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drained water and place it under the
drain plug of the air strainer.
• The customer is required to prepare
the container.
Remove the drain plug on the air
4
strainer.
Water accumulated in the air strainer is
drained.
Fig. 8-117 Drain Plug - Remove
Remove the cap (1) and remove the
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filter (2) from the cap.
(2)
(1)
Fig. 8-118 Cap and Filter - Remove
Clean the filter with diesel fuel, then
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blow compressed air to dry.
Reassemble the starting air strainer
7
as it was.
Open the main valve of starting air
8
tank slowly.
This allows air to be supplied.
Mitsubishi Diesel Engine S16R & S16R2 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Pub. No. K29001-00320 Revision: 1
8 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
Starting Air Tank - Check and
Service (Air Direct Admission
Starting, Air Motor Starting)
Be sure to drain water from the
starting air tank.
* Otherwise, water could 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 could occur, which could result in
explosion of the starting air tank.
Be sure to drain water from the
starting air tank.
* Otherwise, water could enter the air motor when
starting the engine.
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 manufacturer.
• If it is not supplied by SME, follow the
instructions in the supplier's operation
manual.
• If the safety valve is defective, contact
your SME dealer "CONTACT LIST" (→
Page 8).
Starting Air Motor - Check
(Air Motor Starting)
Check the starting air motor for
1
damage.
If the air motor is dusty, blow dry
2
compressed air to the starting air
motor to remove the dust.
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