Specifications
10A-35
ENGINE AND CYLINDER BLOCK ASSEMBLY
Oil filter: Removal - Refitting
K4M
10A
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
a Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (02A, Lifting equipment).
a Remove:
- the engine undertray bolts,
- the engine undertray.
a Place the oil recovery tray under the engine.
a Remove the injector rail protector.
II - REMOVAL OPERATION
a Remove the oil filter using the (Mot. 1329) (1) .
REFITTING
I - REFITTING PREPARATION OPERATION
a parts always to be replaced: Oil filter.
a Use SURFACE CLEANER (see Vehicle: Parts
and consumables for the repair) (04B, Consum-
ables - Products) to clean and degrease the cylinder
block joint face.
a Lubricate the oil filter seal with new engine oil.
II - REFITTING OPERATION
a Fit a new oil filter.
a Tighten the oil filter until it makes contact with the
engine.
a Manually tighten the oil filter by 3/4 of a turn.
III - FINAL OPERATION
a Refit the injector rail protector.
a Remove the oil recovery tray.
a Wipe any oil run-off with a cloth.
a Top up with engine oil recommended by the manu-
facturer (see Engine oil: Specifications) .
a Start the engine and wait until the oil pressure warn-
ing light goes out on the instrument panel.
a Check for leaks from the oil filter.
a Refit the engine undertray.
a Wait at least 10 minutes.
a Check the oil level using the dipstick.
Special tooling required
Mot. 1329 Oil filter removing tool (76
mm diameter)
Equipment required
oil recovery tray
IMPORTANT
Wear leaktight gloves (Nitrile type) for this opera-
tion.
WARNING
Always check the oil level using the dipstick.
Do not exceed the maximum level on the dipstick
(could destroy the engine).
Correct the engine oil level if necessary before
delivering the vehicle to the customer.
Note:
When filling up the engine oil, always leave at least
10 minutes for the oil to drain down before check-
ing with a dipstick.
When removing the oil filter, check that the oil filter
seal is not still stuck to the cylinder block or the oil
filter support.
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