Engine Oil Filter Replacement

Special Tools Required 

Oil Filter Wrench 07AAA-PLCA100

1. Drain the engine oil (see ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT ).
2. Remove the oil filter with the oil filter wrench.
3. Make sure the rubber seal from the old oil filter is not stuck to the oil filter seating surface of the engine.
4. Inspect the threads (A) and rubber seal (B) on the new filter. Clean the seat on the engine block, then apply a light coat of new engine oil to the filter rubber seal. Use only filters with a built-in bypass system.
   Fig 1: Identifying Engine Oil Filter Threads And Rubber Seal

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5. Install the oil filter by hand.
6. After the rubber seal seats, tighten the oil filter clockwise with the oil filter wrench.

   Tighten: 3/4 Turn Clockwise 

   Tightening Torque: 12 N.m (1.2 kgf.m, 8.8 lbf.ft) 

   Fig 2: Tightening Oil Filter Clockwise With Oil Filter Wrench

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7. If four numbers or marks (1 to 4 or ↓ to ↓↓↓↓) 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 block, and note which number or mark is at the bottom.
   • Tighten the filter by turning it clockwise three numbers or marks from the one you noted. For example, if number 2 is at the bottom when the seal is seated, tighten the filter until the number 1 comes around the bottom.
   Fig 3: Tighten Oil Filter

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8. Refill the engine oil (see ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT ), run the engine for more than 3 minutes, then check for oil leakage.