Cleaning The Filter Element; Draining Fuel Filters; Fuel System - Atlas Copco PTS 800 T3 Cud Instruction Manual

– Reassemble in reverse order of dismantling.
– Inspect and tighten all air intake connections.

6.4.2.4 Cleaning the filter element

– Withdraw the filter element (see section 6.4.2.3).
Reinstall the dust trap cover to protect the air
intake system while cleaning the element.
Never run the compressor without
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air filter element.
– Carefully knock the end faces of the filter element
on a flat surface to remove the dry contaminant.
Never strike on a hard surface. Then blow dry air
up and down the pleats in the reverse direction of
normal flow; subsequently blow up and down the
pleats on both sides of the element. The air
pressure may not exceed 5 bar (73 psi) and a
reasonable distance must be maintained between
the hose nozzle and the pleats.
– Inspect the element by placing a light inside it.
Spots or ruptures of the paper render the element
unfit for further use.
– Reassemble in reverse order of dismantling.

6.4.3 Fuel system

6.4.3.1 Draining fuel filters

The fuel system comprises:
1 One primary coarse fuel filter / water
separator
One secondary engine fuel filter
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Drain condensate from the primary coarse fuel filter
(water separator) regularly by loosening the drain
plug (3). Catch the condensate in a drain pan. Tighten
the plug after draining.