Engine Oil: Service and Repair

Engine Oil and Filter Change

WARNING: New and used engine oil can be hazardous. Children and pets may be harmed by swallowing new or used oil. Keep new and used oil and used engine oil filters away from children and pets. Continuous contact with used engine oil has been found to cause [skin] cancer in laboratory animals. Brief contact with used oil may irritate skin. To minimize your exposure to used engine oil, wear a long-sleeved shirt and moisture-proof gloves (such as dishwashing gloves) when changing engine oil. If engine oil contacts your skin, wash thoroughly with soap and water. Launder any clothing or rags if wet with oil. Recycle or properly dispose of used oil and filters.

Use only engine oil with American Petroleum Institute (API) Certified For Gasoline Engines "Starburst" symbol.
Select the appropriate oil viscosity according to the chart.
It is highly recommended to use SAE 5W - 30 oil. However, SAE10W - 30 oil is usable for ambient temperatures above -18 °C (0 °F).




Before draining engine oil, check engine for oil leakage. If any evidence of leakage is found, make sure to correct defective part before proceeding to following work.
1. Drain engine oil by removing drain plug.
2. After draining oil, wipe drain plug clean. Reinstall drain plug, and tighten it securely as specified.

Tightening Torque
(a): 35 N.m (3.5 kg-m, 25.5 lb-ft)




3. Loosen oil filter by using oil filter wrench (Special tool).

Special Tool
(A): 09915-47310




4. Apply engine oil to new oil filter "O" ring.
5. Screw new filter on oil filter stand by hand until filter "O" ring contacts mounting surface.

CAUTION: To tighten oil filter properly, it is important to accurately identify the position at which filter "O" ring first contacts mounting surface.




6. Tighten filter 3/4 turn from the point of contact with mounting surface using an oil filter wrench.

Special Tool
(A): 09915-47310

Tightening Torque (Reference)
(a): 14 N.m (1.4 kg-m, 10.5 lb-ft)




7. Replenish oil until oil level is brought to FULL level mark on dipstick. (about 3.3 liters or 6.9/5.8 US/Imp pt.). Filler inlet is at the top of cylinder head cover.
8. Start engine and run it for three minutes. Stop it and wait another 5 minutes before checking oil level. Add oil, as necessary, to bring oil level to FULL level mark on dipstick.

Engine Oil Capacity:

NOTE:
Engine oil capacity is specified as table.
However, note that amount of oil required when actually changing oil may somewhat differ from data in table depending on various conditions (temperature, viscosity, etc.).

9. Check oil filter and drain plug for oil leakage.