Oil Filter: Service and Repair

Replacement

Special Tools Required
Oil filter wrench 07HAA-PJ70100

1. Remove the splash shields.
2. Remove the oil filter with the special oil filter wrench.





3. Inspect the threads (A) and rubber seal (B) on the new filter. Wipe off the seat on the engine block, then apply a light coat of oil to the filter rubber seal. Use only filters with a built-in bypass system.
4. Install the oil filter by hand.





5. After the rubber seal seats, tighten the oil filter clockwise with the special tool.
Tighten: 3/4 turn clockwise.
Tightening torque: 12 Nm (1.2 kgf-cm, 8.7 ft. lbs.)





6. If four marks (v to vvvv) are printed around the outside of the filter, use the following procedure to tighten the filter.
^ Spin the filter on until its seal lightly seats against the engine oil cooler, and note which number is at the bottom.
^ Tighten the filter by turning it clockwise three marks from the one you noted. For example, if the v Mark is at the bottom when the seal is seated, tighten the filter until the center of the vvvv mark comes around to the bottom.
7. After installation, fill the engine with oil up to the specified level, run the engine for more than three minutes, then check for oil leakage.