Oil Filter: Service and Repair

OIL FILTER

Removal and Installation
REMOVAL





1. Open the oil filter installation/removal access cover on the RH engine under cover.
2. Using an oil filter wrench, remove the oil filter.

CAUTION:
^ Be careful not to get burned when the engine and engine oil are hot.
^ When removing, prepare a shop cloth to absorb any oil leakage or spillage.
^ Do not allow engine oil to adhere to the drive belts.
^ Completely wipe off any oil that adheres to the engine and the vehicle.

INSTALLATION





1. Remove foreign material adhering to the oil filter installation surface.
2. Apply a thin coating of engine oil to the oil seal surface of the new oil filter.





3. Screw the oil filter manually until it touches the installation surface and then tighten it by 2/3 turn. Or tighten the oil filter to the correct specification.
Oil filter: 14.7 - 20.5 Nm (1.5 - 2.1 kg-m, 11 - 15 ft. lbs.)





4. After warming up the engine, check for engine oil leakage.
5. Check the oil level and adjust the engine oil level as necessary. Refer to ENGINE OIL.