OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS RH 340

Inspection and servicing

Eliminator filter and centrifuge

Read and observe: "Inspection and servicing - Safety instructions" and the Moatti Lube Oil Filter Instruction Book.

Risk of injury from rotating parts in the centrifuge. The eliminator filter may be hot. Wear protective gloves and firm protective clothing.

Collect escaping oil and discard without polluting the environment.

Centrifuge

Engine oil impurities filtered out in the eliminator filters (1, Fig. 3-25:) are transported to the centrifuge (2) where they are filtered out by centrifugal force.

Servicing

" Shut off engines

" Wait for 5 - 10 min.

Dismantling the centrifuge

The rotor of the centrifuge must be stationary. The pressure in the centrifuge must have been eliminated.

The rotor may be hot. Wear protective gloves and firm protective clothing.

" Slacken screws (2, Fig. 3-26:).

" Slacken hollow screw (6) and remove together with cover (1).

Fig. 3-25:

Impurities in the engine oil are filtered out in the eliminator filter (1, Fig. 3-25:).

Most of the cleaned engine oil flows back to the engine after being cleaned.

A small quantity of the engine oil flows in the bypass to the centrifuge (2).

The eliminator filter is self-cleaning and maintenance-free.

(see Moatti Lube Oil Filter Instruction Book)

" Withdraw rotor housing (4) and set down on a timber base.

" Unscrew nut (3) and remove rotor housing (4).

" Remove dirt in rotor housing by tapping lightly.