Maintenance Section
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Fuel Strainer (B3.3 Diesel Engine
Only) – Clean
At every Engine oil exchange, clean the strainer of
fuel feed pump.
Fuel passes through fuel strainer from fuel tank to
fuel filter.
The first filtering device uses the mesh strainer and
the second one uses the paper element.
Periodically the mesh strainer must be cleaned and
the paper element must be replaced.
Disassembly and cleaning of fuel filter.
1.
Loosen the bolts and separate the mesh
strainer.
2.
Pull out the mesh strainer.
3.
Soak the mesh strainer in diesel oil and wipe
the outside with a non-metallic brush.
4.
Soak the mesh strainer again in new diesel oil
and take it out.
5.
Blowing the compressed air inside the mesh
strainer.
6.
Repeat items 3 through 5, 4-5 times.
7.
Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.
