Oil filter, Change
Change the oil filter every second oil change.
1 Drain the oil, see Engine Oil, Change, page 44 .
2 Put a vessel underneath the filter to avoid oil spill.
3 Unscrew the oil filters with a suitable filter wrench.
4 Lightly oil the rubber seal of the new filters and
make sure its mating surfaces on the filter brackets
are clean.
5 Screw on the filter by hand until the rubber gasket
just touches the filter holder sealing surface. Then
tighten the filter a further 3/4 to 1 turn.
6 Fill up with oil , refer to Oil level, checking and
topping up, page 43.
7 Start the engine (idle) and make sure that no
leakages occur. Check the oil level once the engine
has stopped.
Maintenance
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