Ryobi 705r, 725r manual AIR Filter Maintenance, Air Filter

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS

AIR FILTER MAINTENANCE

WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury, always turn your trimmer off and allow it to cool before you clean or do any maintenance on it.

Clean and re-oil the air filter every 10 hours of operation. It is one of the important items to maintain. Not maintaining the air filter will void the warranty.

1.Remove air filter/muffler cover. See

Air filter/Muffler Cover Removal and Installation section, Pg. 18.

2.Remove the air filter from behind the air filter/muffler cover (Fig. 31).

Air Filter

Fig. 31

3.Wash the filter in detergent and water

(Fig. 32). Rinse the filter thoroughly. Squeeze out excess water. Allow it to dry completely.

4.Apply enough clean SAE 30 oil to lightly coat the filter (Fig. 33).

Fig. 33

5.Squeeze the filter to spread and remove excess oil (Fig. 34).

Fig. 34

6.Replace the air filter in the air filter/muffler cover (Fig. 31).

7.Reinstall the air filter/muffler cover, and screws (Fig. 30). See Air filter/Muffler Cover Removal and Installation section, Pg. 18.

NOTE: Operating the unit without the air filter and air filter/muffler cover assembly, will VOID the warranty.

Fig. 32

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