Engine Oil: Service and Repair
WM 170117 Engine oil and oil filter change
Changing engine oil
Changing the engine oil (without oil filter)
Overview:
Information:
Engine oil should not be extracted as particles of dirt may remain in the oil pan.
1. Jack up the vehicle at the points provided.
Warning:
Hot oil!
Danger of scalding!
- Wear protective clothing specified!
2. Remove engine guard.
3. Loosen the 2 oil drain plugs and collect engine oil in a disposal container. Dispose of waste oil in accordance with legal requirements.
Loosening oil drain plugs:
4. Clean oil drain plugs and screw in with a new aluminum sealing ring. - Tightening torque: 37 ftlb.
Screwing in oil drain plug with aluminum sealing ring:
5. Fill in engine oil of the stipulated viscosity and quality. The oil change quantity is - filling capacity: 8.25 liter.
6. Fit engine guard.
Changing the engine oil (with oil filter)
Information:
Engine oil should not be extracted as particles of dirt may remain in the oil pan.
1. Jack up the vehicle at the points provided.
2. Remove engine guard.
Warning:
Hot oil!
Danger of scalding!
- Wear protective clothing specified!
3. Loosen the 2 oil drain plugs and collect engine oil in a disposal container. Dispose of waste oil in accordance with legal requirements.
Loosening oil drain plugs:
4. Clean oil drain plug and screw in with new aluminum sealing ring. - Tightening torque: 37 ftlb.
5. Loosen oil filter with special tool oil filter spanner 9204 and unscrew it.
Loosening oil filter:
6. Remove the oil filter housing vertically downwards. Drain the remaining oil into a disposal container.
7. Remove the filter element. Remove the filter downwards and dispose of in accordance with legal requirements.
Information:
Do not remove the O-ring with a sharp object.
The oil filter housing contains a cutout via which the O-ring can be removed.
8. Clean the oil filter housing and replace the O-ring seal. Clean the oil filter housing thoroughly inside and outside and replace the O-ring. Carefully lever off the O-ring. The oil filter housing must not be damaged during this procedure.
Cleaning the oil-filter housing:
9. Install the filter element.
Information:
Lightly oil the O-ring when installing the oil filter housing.
10. Install the oil filter housing and tighten using special tool oil filter spanner 9204. Lightly oil the O-ring when doing this. - Tightening torque: 19 ftlb.
11. Fill in engine oil. The oil change quantity is - filling capacity: 8.75 liter.
12. Fit engine guard.
Checking engine oil level
- The vehicle must stand horizontally.
- The engine must be switched off and at operating temperature.
- Before measuring, allow engine oil to flow back into the oil pan for approximately 3 minutes.
1. Pull out oil dipstick and wipe it off with a clean, lint-free cloth. Insert oil dipstick again fully, pull it out again, and read off the oil level. Correct engine-oil level if necessary.
The oil level on the oil dipstick must never be below the MIN mark or above the MAX mark.
The difference quantity between the marks is - Filling capacity: 1.5 liter.
Information:
Oil dipstick min/max:
After changing the oil, the oil level must be checked on the dipstick.
The engine must have reached its operating temperature.
Max. mark
Min. mark
Range from min up to max. mark: no more oil must be added.
Range below Min. mark: refill engine oil up to Max. mark.