Kohler COMMAND CH15 Owner's Manual page 10

Service Precleaner and Air Cleaner Element
This engine is equipped with a replaceable, high
density paper air cleaner element. Most engines are
also equipped with an oiled, foam precleaner which
surrounds the paper element. See Figures 9 and 10.
Air Cleaner
Cover Knob
Air
Cleaner
Cover
Figure 9. Air Cleaner Housing Components.
Air Cleaner
Base
Element
Cover Nut
Element
Cover
Figure 10. Air Cleaner Elements.
Check the air cleaner daily or before starting the
engine. Check for a buildup of dirt and debris around
the air cleaner system. Keep this area clean. Also
check for loose or damaged components. Replace all
bent or damaged air cleaner components.
NOTE: Operating the engine with loose or damaged air
cleaner components could allow unfiltered air
into the engine causing premature wear and
failure.
Service Precleaner
Wash and reoil the precleaner every 25 hours of
operation, (more often under extremely dusty or dirty
conditions).
1. Loosen the air cleaner cover knob and remove the
cover.
2. Remove the precleaner from the paper element.
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3. Wash the precleaner in warm water with detergent.
Rinse the precleaner thoroughly until all traces of
detergent are eliminated. Squeeze out excess
water (do not wring). Allow precleaner to air dry.
4. Saturate the precleaner with new engine oil.
Squeeze out all excess oil.
5. Reinstall the precleaner over the paper element.
6. Reinstall the air cleaner cover and tighten the
knob securely.
7. When precleaner replacement is necessary order
Part No. 52 083 01-S.
Service Paper Element
Every 100 hours of operation (more often under
extremely dusty or dirty conditions), replace the paper
element.
1. Loosen the air cleaner cover knob and remove the
cover. Remove the wing nut and then remove the air
cleaner element with precleaner. Remove the
precleaner from the element and service as
necessary.
Paper
2. Do not wash the paper element or use pressurized
Element
air, as this will damage the element. Replace a
dirty, bent, or damaged element with a genuine
Kohler element. Handle new elements carefully; do
not use if the sealing surfaces are bent or
Foam
damaged.
Precleaner
3. When servicing the air cleaner, check the air
cleaner base. Make sure it is secured and not bent
or damaged. Also check the element cover for
damage or improper fit. Replace all damaged air
cleaner components.
4. Reinstall all components as described above.
5. When air cleaner element replacement is
necessary order Part No. 47 083 01-S.
Clean Air Intake/Cooling Areas
To ensure proper cooling, make sure the grass screen,
cooling fins, and other external surfaces of the engine
are kept clean at all times.
Every 100 hours of operation (more often under
extremely dusty, dirty conditions), remove the blower
housing and other cooling shrouds. Clean the cooling
fins and external surfaces as necessary. Make sure the
cooling shrouds are reinstalled.