[Peugeot-L] Re: air cleaner

It helps alot to remove the battery. WHile you're there it makes sense to clean the throttle body/ plate.

Have LOTS of shop rags around; it is a dirty dirty job. Good lighting can only help too.

• In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, Charles Lincoln <charlie.lincoln@...> wrote:
  >
  > XN6 Oil bath air filter: there is a faq on this somewhere in the
  archives.
  > tips: be patient ­ I think shop time for this is over an hour: be
  careful
  > with that rubber bellows that leads to the throttle body; if you
  have a
  > vacuum pump, that can get a lot of the dirty oil out, enough to
  see the
  > screen retaining screws ­ 8mm heads if I recall, maybe 9; it is a
  tight
  > reach with the sensor plate housing just pushed far enough to the
  side/rear
  > to reach in; paper towels for the thick layer of sludge in the
  base; then
  > replace the screen and fill with motor oil to the top of the
  screen. It can
  > only be experienced!
  >
  > - Charlie
  >
  >
  > On 02/23/2008 5:14 PM, "Lance" <ducaati@...> wrote:
  > >
  > > Well, since I have things apart in this area, I might as well
  pull the air
  > > cleaner out and have a look. This model (1985 505s, XN6 engine))
  is not
  > > covered in Haynes. Any tips?
  >
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