Place some cardboard and an appropriate sized oil
catch under the engine oil sump drain. I use a antifreeze jug with
the front cut out. |
Loosen/remove the oil dip stick... |
...lay the dip stick across the cylinder head so it
does not get damaged or lost. |
Use a 19 mm wrench to loosen the engine oil sump
drain plug. I prefer to use a 6 pt. 19 mm socket for all the drain
plugs. |
Remove the engine sump drain plug and allow the oil
to drain fully into the catch.
Note the engine oil color, black. |
This is normal metallic swarf on the drain plug
magnet.
Heavier or larger particles favor impending timing
gear tower failure and needs further investigation.
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Clean the magnet off with a clean rag and once the
oil is finished draining... |
...wipe the oil drizzle off...
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...carefully insert the sump plug and crush washer
back in the sump drain and turn it by hand until snug... |
...then use the 19mm wrench to tighten again, snug
and then not more than a 1/4 turn. |
Slide the oil catch up under the front of the engine.
Use a 22 mm wrench to loosen the oil filter base plate. Again, I
prefer to use a 22 mm socket and ratchet. |
Unscrew the oil filter base plate... |
...and remove the plate and oil filter.
Careful as the filter and base plate will hold
residual oil. |
Remove the old oil filter.
Use caution as the rubber seal
(seen on the base plate boss for the filter) may remain with the oil
filter. Do not throw this seal out with the old filter! |
A side view of the rubber seal on the base plate
boss.
Never mess with the by-pass valve
located on the side of the base plate. It looks like a screw. It is
pre-set at the factory to 10-13 p.s.i./0.07-0.09 MPa. If you
play with it, you'll have to figure out how to re-set it. |
Remove the seal and insert it into the bottom of the
new oil filter. |
The base plate acts as a catch for metal debris that
comes off the timing gear tower and internals of the engine. Flush
this area clean with solvent before installing the new oil filter.
Use caution when using EMGO
brand filters. The EMGO hole for the rubber seal is smaller. DO NOT
FORCE THE EMGO OIL FILTER ON the base plate or you will split the
rubber seal. I do not like the EMGO filter in its present form. |
Use your favorite solvent to clean the oil
filter base plate. |
When finished, it should be clean and free of debris. |
With the oil filter seal in place on a new filter...
Some folks like to pre-soak their
oil filters before installation. I do not. |
...insert the filter onto the base plate...
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...carefully insert the new filter assembly into the
front cover... |
...and gently hand screw the assembly until snug,
taking care not to cross thread it. |
Use the 22 mm wrench to tighten again until snug,
then 1/4 turn. |
Insert a clean oil funnel into the engine fill
neck... |
...fill the engine slowly
with 2.25L/76 oz. of a good quality 20w/50 wt. oil. |
Replace the dipstick, if you check the oil level now,
it will read above the "Full" mark until you run the engine and the
oil filter fills with oil. If you do not change the filter (not
recommended) your oil level will end up slightly above "Full" due to
the excess oil remaining in the old filter. |
Tighten the dipstick until it is snug and then not
more than 1/4 turn. 1/16 additional is more than enough. |
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