Difference between revisions of "Oil and filter change"
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Easy job - should take 20-30 mins. | Easy job - should take 20-30 mins. | ||
| + | ==Tools== | ||
| + | An oil filter removal tool, 14mm spanner or socket and a new oil drain plug sealing washer will be required for this operation. | ||
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| + | ==Procedure== | ||
# Warm engine up | # Warm engine up | ||
| − | # Raise rear of car.< | + | # Raise rear of car.<sup>1</sup> |
# [[undertray|Remove middle undertray]]. | # [[undertray|Remove middle undertray]]. | ||
| − | # Remove sump plug | + | # Remove the oil filler cap from the cylinder head cover. |
| − | # Replace sump plug washer | + | # Remove sump plug and drain oil into something that will hold 5 litres of fluid. |
| − | # Remove oil filter | + | # Replace sump plug washer and screw in sump plug. Tighten to 25 Nm. |
| + | # Remove oil filter. | ||
# Smear some oil on the seal of new filter and screw on. | # Smear some oil on the seal of new filter and screw on. | ||
# Pour 4 litres of whatever oil in the engine. | # Pour 4 litres of whatever oil in the engine. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | < | + | <sup>1</sup>Access to the underside of the vehicle will be greatly improved if it can be raised on a lift, driven onto ramps, or jacked up and supported on axle stands. I reverse mine onto ramps, but if you've got some blocks of wood that are approx 3 inches + tall then you can squeeze underneath without too much bother. |
Revision as of 18:58, 13 March 2006
Easy job - should take 20-30 mins.
Tools
An oil filter removal tool, 14mm spanner or socket and a new oil drain plug sealing washer will be required for this operation.
Procedure
- Warm engine up
- Raise rear of car.1
- Remove middle undertray.
- Remove the oil filler cap from the cylinder head cover.
- Remove sump plug and drain oil into something that will hold 5 litres of fluid.
- Replace sump plug washer and screw in sump plug. Tighten to 25 Nm.
- Remove oil filter.
- Smear some oil on the seal of new filter and screw on.
- Pour 4 litres of whatever oil in the engine.
- Start engine, don't rev and observe oil light going out. Have a nose underneath for a possible leak at the filter. Tighten if necessary.
- Turn engine off.
- Replace undertray
- Lower car, leave for a short while and check dipstsick.
Notes
1Access to the underside of the vehicle will be greatly improved if it can be raised on a lift, driven onto ramps, or jacked up and supported on axle stands. I reverse mine onto ramps, but if you've got some blocks of wood that are approx 3 inches + tall then you can squeeze underneath without too much bother.