Maintenance And Tune-Up Procedures; Air Cleaner - Suzuki AN400 Service Manual

2-4 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE

MAINTENANCE AND TUNE-UP PROCEDURES

• This section describes the servicing procedures for each item
of the Periodic Maintenance requirements.

AIR CLEANER

Clean every 3 000 km (1 800 miles).
• Remove the front trunk box cover. (!7-16)
• Remove the air cleaner cover 1.
• Remove the air cleaner element 2.
NOTE:
* When installing the air cleaner element, the letter mark on the
element should be positioned outside.
* When installing the air cleaner element retainer 3, the long
side A of the retainer flange should be positioned forward.
• Fill a washing pan of a proper size with a non-flammable
cleaning solvent 4. Immerse the element in the cleaning sol-
vent and wash it.
• Gently squeeze the element to remove the excess solvent: do
not twist or wring the element or it will develop tears.
• Immerse the element in motor oil 5 and squeeze out the
excess oil. The element should be wet but not dripping.
• Reinstall the cleaned or new air cleaner element in the
reverse order of removal.
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* Inspect the air cleaner element for tears. A torn ele-
ment must be replaced.
* If driving under dusty conditions, clean the air
cleaner element more frequently. The surest way to
accelerate engine wear is to use the engine without
the element or to use a torn element. Make sure that
the air cleaner is in good condition at all times. Life
of the engine depends largely on this component!