Service Manual

Kubota

Diesel Engine

Reelmaster 6500-D/6700-D Page 3 - 13 Kubota Diesel Engine

4. Place a suitable container under fuel/water separa-

tor, and unscrew filter element and base from the filter

head.

5. Unscrew filter element from base and discard ele-

ment.

6. Lubricate gasket on new filter element and O-ring

with clean diesel fuel.

7. Screw filter element into base by hand until the O-

ring contacts the mounting surface. Rotate element an

additional 1/2 turn.

8. Screw filter element and base onto filter head by

hand until the gasket contacts the mounting surface.

Rotate element and base an additional 1/2 turn.

9. Bleed air from fuel system (see Bleed Fuel System

in this section of this manual).

10.Start engine and check for fuel leaks.

11. Close hood and secure latch.

Replace Fuel Prefilter

Replace fuel prefilter periodically as recommended in

the maintenance schedules in Chapter 2 - Product R e-

cords and Maintenance.

1. Park machine on a level surface, lower cutting units,

stop engine, engage parking brake, and remove key

from the ignition switch.

2. Release hood latch and open hood.

3. Clean area where filter bowl mounts to filter head.

4. Remove filter bowl and clean mounting surface.

5. Remove filter element from the bowl and replace

with new filter.

6. Install filter bowl by hand until O-ring contacts mount-

ing surface.

7. Bleed air from fuel system (see Bleed Fuel System

in this section of this manual).

8. Start engine and check for fuel leaks.

9. Close hood and secure latch.

1. Fuel P refilter

2. Filter Bowl

3. O-ring

4. Filter Element

5. Filter Head

Figure 18