Air Cleaner - APRILIA RSV MILLE - 2002 Manual

AIR CLEANER

NOTE
Perform the maintenance opera-
tions with doubled frequency if the vehicle
is used in rainy or dusty areas, on uneven
surfaces or on racetracks.
Check the air cleaner every 7500 km or 12
months, change it every 15000 km or more
frequently if the vehicle is used on dusty or
wet roads.
It is possible to clean the air cleaner partially
after using the vehicle on this kind of roads.
The partial cleaning of the filter does not
exclude or postpone the replacement of
the filter itself. Do not start the engine if
the air cleaner has been removed. Do
not clean the filtering element with petrol
or solvents, since they may cause a fire
in the fuel supply system, with serious
danger for the persons in the vicinity and
for the vehicle.
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DO NOT DISPOSE OF POLLUTING SUB-
STANCES OR COMPONENTS IN THE
ENVIRONMENT.
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Every 7500 km, remove the plug (1),
empty its content into a container and
deliver it to a salvage centre.
REMOVAL
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Lift the fuel tank, see p. 77 (LIFTING
THE FUEL TANK)
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Unscrew and remove the seven screws
(2) that fasten the filter case cover (3).
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Remove the filter case cover (3).
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Extract the air cleaner (4).
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Check the conditions of the gasket (5)
and change it if it is damaged.
Plug the opening with a clean cloth, in
order to prevent any foreign matter to
get ito the suction ducts.
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Upon reassembly, before positioning
the filter case cover (3), make sure that
you have not left the cloth or other
objects inside the filter case (6).
Make sure that the filtering element is
positioned correctly, in such a way as
to prevent non-filtered air from entering.
Remember that the untimely wear of the
piston segments and the cylinder may
be caused by a faulty or uncorrectly po-
sitioned filtering element.
PARTIAL CLEANING
Do not press or strike the metal net of
the air cleaner (4).
Do not use screwdrivers or alike.
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Seize the air cleaner (4) vertically and
strike it more than once on a clean surfa-
ce.
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If necessary, clean the air cleaner (4)
with a compressed air jet (directing it
from the inside towards the outside of
the filter).
When cleaning the filtering element,
make sure that there are no tears.
Otherwise, change the filtering element.
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Clean the outer part of the air cleaner (4)
with a clean cloth.