Change Engine Oil Filter

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CAUTION: Danger of injury from hot components or hot oil.

Touching hot surfaces, accessories, or hoses and leads can cause injury.

Avoid contact with hot surfaces or hot oil.

Change the oil filter while the oil is warm approx. 40 °C; 103 °F) .

1. Unscrew oil filter (A).

   
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2. Clean mounting surface (B).

3. If necessary, replace the dust seal on the mounting surface with a new one. Make sure that the lugs on the dust seal engage in the recesses in the mounting surface of the filter element.

4. Apply a thin film of oil to seal rings (C) of new filter.

   
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5. Screw in new filter and finger-tighten!

6. After topping up the engine oil, run the engine and check base of filter for leaks.

7. Stop engine and check the oil level, see “Check Engine Oil Level” in Section 90.

NOTE: Always replace the engine oil filter whenever the engine oil is exchanged.