3-20 SHB 28Z3 EN – Edition 2.0 * 28z3s312.fm
Maintenance
Replacing the engine oil filter cartridge
Danger!
Caution when draining hot engine oil –
Danger of burns!
☞ Wear protective gloves
Collect the drained engine oil in a suitable container.
Dispose of used oil and filters in an environmentally friendly manner!
• Stop the engine
• Place a suitable container underneath the oil filter to collect the oil as it drains
• Slowly slacken oil filter cartridge A using a commercially available tool
• Let the oil drain into the container
• Remove the filter cartridge once the oil is completely drained
• Ensure that the thread adapter is correctly placed in the filter head
• Clean the inside of the filter head
• Apply a thin coat of fresh engine oil to rubber seal B of the new oil filter cartridge
• Tighten the new filter cartridge by hand until the gasket makes contact
• Tighten oil filter cartridge A by hand by about half a revolution
• Ensure that the oil level is correct!
• Let the engine run briefly
• Stop the engine
• Check the seal of oil filter cartridge A and retighten by hand
• Check the oil level and fill in engine oil if necessary
• Completely remove all oil spills from the engine
• Dispose of the used oil filter in an environmentally friendly manner
Fig. 10: Engine oil filter position
A
Fig. 11: Unscrewing the engine oil filter
A
Fig. 12: Cleaning the filter head and oiling the gasket
B
Fig. 13: Tightening the filter cartridge
A