When I was doing my oil change I followed the book and everything went good until i got to the filter on the oil reserves. It says to remove and clean but I could not get it off...Is it important to clean?? Does it have to been done everytime?? I did the rest of the change and put everything back together..

 

some say yes but ive not done mine before w/out any problems. its just a screen you wash off i beleave.

 

Its on pretty tight sometimes,un hook hose, use crescent wrench if necessary to turn,once off, just a small screen mesh on fitting to clean. Best to use teflon tape around threads when reinstalling,align outlet with mark on tank. I DONT always remove fitting,just on hard used machines and ones I know that are not serviced reguarly! Most of the time screen will be pretty clean if you do REGULAR maintenance (oil and filter changes at least twice yearly!) Good luck.