Spark Plug Check And Replacement; Air Filter - PEUGEOT SATELIS - SERVICE MANUAL - BODY PANELS Service Manual

Spark plug
Check and replacement
Warning
- Remove the spark plug when the engine cold. Replace the spark plug every 12,000 Km. The use of
unsuitable control units or spark plugs other than those specified can seriously damage the engine.
Recommended spark plug: CHAMPION RG 6 YC NGK CR 7 EKB
- Put the vehicle on its central stand.
- Open the door on the left side of the vehicle by levering in the recess in the lower part of the door after
removing the screw.
- Disconnect the spark plug high voltage cable cap;
- Unscrew the spark plug with the spanner provided; check the spark plug to see if the insulator is cracked,
the electrodes are worn out or excessively sooty.
Also check the condition of the sealing washer and measure
: 0.7 - 0.8 mm
- If necessary adjust the gap by carefully bending the side electrode. If the spark plug has any of the
defects mentioned above replace it with a plug of the recommended type;
- Insert the plug into the hole with the proper inclination, screw it in fully by hand and then tighten it with the
specially designed spanner.
Tightening torque: 10 N·m (1 Kg·m)
reassembly.
- Push the spark plug cap all the way down onto the spark plug and then proceed to the

Air filter

- Remove the left-hand lower side panel
- Remove the cleaner cap after unscrewing the eight fixing screws, including one screw of the knob type.
- Pull out the filter element.
- Replace the air filter with a new one.
N.B.: Check and if necessary blow the air filter every 6,000 km. Direct the air jet from the inside to the
outside of the filter (i.e. in the opposite direction to the air flow during normal engine operation).
Warning
- If the vehicle is mostly used on dusty roads, the air filter needs to be cleaned and replaced at
shorter intervals than indicated in the Maintenance Schedule.
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