Komatsu WA100M-7, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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5.8 Maintenance procedure
Maintenance every 500 service hours Maintenance
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WA80M-7, WA100M-7 – VENAM03001
Oil filter cartridge – renewing
1. Unscrew the cover (1).
2. Use the filter wrench to unscrew the filter cartridge (2) anti-
clockwise.
3. Clean the filter holder. Apply a thin layer of engine oil to the
seal and the threads of the new filter cartridge. Screw on the
filter cartridge.
4. When installing, the sealing surface of the filter cartridge must
contact the filter holder lightly. Then tighten the filter cartridge
as specified by the filter manufacturer.
5. After renewing the filter cartridge, fill clean engine oil through
the oil filler neck (3) until the oil level reaches the (H) mark on
the dipstick (4).
For details see “Fuel, lubricants, and coolants; quantities
(5-16)”.
6. Close the oil filler neck.
7. Let the engine run at idle for approx. five minutes and check
for engine oil leakage.
8. Switch off the engine.
9. Screw on the cover (1)
10. Re-check the oil level approx. ten minutes after switching off
the engine. The oil level must be between the 'H' and 'L'
marks on the dipstick.
For details see “Check engine oil level – add engine oil
(3-55)”.
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