Air Cleaner - APRILIA MX 125 Manual De Instrucciones

AIR CLEANER

WARNING
Do not use petrol or inflammable
solvents to wash the air cleaner, in
order to avoid fires or explosions.
Carefully read pag. 55 (MAINTENANCE).
Check the conditions of the air cleaner and
cl ean it mo nthl y or every 4000 km,
depending on the conditions in which the
vehicle is used. If the vehicle is used on
dusty or wet roads, the cleaning operations
and any replacement should be carried out
more frequently. Before the cleaning
operation, it is necessary to remove the air
cleaner from the vehicle.
REMOVAL
Remove the right side cover, see pag. 58
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(REMOVING THE SIDE COVERS).
Unscrew and remove the three screws
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(1) and take the relevant washers.
Remove the filter casing cover (2).
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CAUTION
Clean the inside of the filter casing before
withdrawing the filtering element, in order
to prevent dust and foreign matters from
entering the suction manifold.
Clean the inside of the filter casing and
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of the filter casing cover (2) with a cloth.
Withdraw the filtering element (3)
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complete with the grids (4) and (5).
CLEANING
WARNING
In order not to deform the grids, DO
NOT force their sides.
Grasp the central part of both grids (4)
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and (5), pull and separate them.
Release the filtering element (3) from the
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grid (4).
Clean the filtering element (3) with clean,
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non-inflammable solvents or solvents with
high volatility point, then let it dry thoroughly.
Apply a filter oil or a thick oil (SAE 80W-
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90) on the whole surface of the filtering
element, then squeeze it to eliminate the
oil in excess.
CAUTION
The filtering element (3) must be well
impregnated, though not dripping.
CHANGE
Replace the filtering element (3) with a
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new one of the same type.
Check the condition of the gasket (8); if it
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is damaged, change it.
Upon reassembly:
CAUTION
Be careful to the shape of the filtering
element and the grids: they must coincide.
Correctly introduce the filtering element
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(3) in the two pins (6).
Position the grid (5).
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Push both grids in correspondence with
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the pins (6).
CAUTION
The two protruding elements (7) avoid the
incorrect insertion of the filtering element
in the filter casing.
Introduce the filtering element, complete
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with grids, in the filter casing guides.
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