Checking The Air Cleaner Element; Cleaning The Air Cleaner Element - Kubota SSV65 Operator's Manual

MAINTENANCE
4. Return the water drain hose to the storage location
at the bottom of the fuel tank.
(1) Rear door
(2) Water drain hose
(3) Fuel tank

2. Checking the air cleaner element

IMPORTANT :
• If the machine is used in extremely dusty areas,
inspect and clean the air-cleaner-element more
frequently than in the specified maintenance
periods.
• As some elements of air cleaner must be dry,
keep them free from oil.
• Do not run the engine without the air cleaner.
• Once every 250 hours or after every sixth
cleaning, whichever comes first, replace the air
cleaner elements.
• Do not remove the inner element. If removed,
replace it with new one.
(See Replacing the air cleaner element on page
95.)
• Clean up the case inside with clean wet cloth.
After cleaning, wipe it dry with clean dry cloth.
• Do not blow air to clean the case inside. It
allows dust come into the inner element.
1. Open the rear door and remove the dust-cover.
2. Remove only outer element.
Do not remove the inner element.
3. Clean the outer element and the case inside.
4. Wipe the case inside.
5. Reassemble the outer element.
During reassembly, take care to install the dust-
cover so that its top-indicating-mark (arrow) faces
up-wards.
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(4) Drain cap
(1) Inner element
(2) Outer element
(3) Dust-cover
(4) Clamps

3. Cleaning the air cleaner element

WARNING
To avoid personal injury or death:
• Wear eye protection.
IMPORTANT :
• Clean the air cleaner element regularly or
foreign materials will accumulate, which will
shorten the DPF filter cleaning interval (3000
hours).
The quickest and safest method of maintenance is the
exchange of the element. However, there are different
methods for cleaning the element.
Cleaning with compressed air
1. Blow the element clean from the inside to the
outside until the dust deposits are noticeably
reduced.
Keep the pressure of compressed air as follows.
Pressure of compressed air
EVERY 50 SERVICE HOURS
(5) Top indicating mark
(6) Evacuator valve
Under 205 kPa (2.1 kgf/ cm
SSV65,SSV75
2
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