Oil Filter: Service and Repair

OIL AND OIL FILTER (for 4WD)

COMPONENTS:

REPLACEMENT

CAUTION:
^ Prolonged and repeated contact with engine oil will result in the removal of natural oils from the skin, leading to dryness, irritation and dermatitis. In addition, used engine oil contains potentially harmful contaminants which may cause skin cancer.
^ Precautions should be taken when replacing engine oil to minimize the risk of your skin making contact with used engine oil. Protective clothing and gloves that cannot be penetrated by oil should be worn. The skin should be washed with soap and water, or use waterless hand cleaner, to remove any used engine oil thoroughly. Do not use gasoline, thinners, or solvents.
^ In order to protect the environment, used oil and used oil filters must be disposed of at designated disposal sites.





1. REMOVE OIL FILTER ELEMENT SERVICE HOLE COVER
(a) Remove the screw and clip, and open the service hole cover.

2. REMOVE OIL FILLER CAP SUB-ASSEMBLY
3. DRAIN ENGINE OIL
(a) Remove the drain plug and gasket.
(b) Drain the oil into a container.
(c) Install a new gasket and the drain plug.
Torque: 40 N*m (408 kgf*cm, 30 ft.*lbf)

4. REMOVE OIL FILTER ELEMENT





(a) Connect a hose with an inside diameter of 15 mm (0.59 in.) to the oil filter drain pipe.





(b) Remove the oil filter drain plug from the oil filter cap.





(c) Install the oil filter drain pipe to the oil filter drain plug hole.

HINT: Remove the O-ring from the drain plug and install it to the drain pipe.

(d) Drain the engine oil into a container.
(e) Remove the drain pipe from the oil filter drain plug hole.





(f) Using SST, remove the oil filter cap.
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(g) Remove the oil filter element and O-ring from the oil filter cap.

NOTICE: Be sure to remove the O-ring (for the cap) by hand, without using any tools, to prevent damage to the groove for the O-ring on the cap.

5. INSTALL OIL FILTER ELEMENT
(a) Clean the inside of the oil filter cap, the threads and O-ring groove.
(b) Apply a small amount of engine oil to a new O-ring and install it to the oil filter cap.





(c) Set a new oil filter element in the oil filter cap.
(d) Remove any dirt or foreign matter from the installation surface of the engine.
(e) Apply a small amount of engine oil to the O-ring again and install the oil filter cap.





(f) Using SST, tighten the oil filter cap.
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Torque: 25 N*m (255 kgf*cm, 18 ft.*lbf)

HINT:
^ Make sure that the oil filter is installed securely as shown in the illustration.
^ Be careful that the O-ring does not get caught between the parts.

(g) Apply a small amount of engine oil to a new O-ring and install it to the oil filter drain plug.

Standard engine oil:

(h) Install the oil filter drain plug to the oil filter cap.
Torque: 13 N*m (133 kgf*cm, 10 ft.*lbf)

NOTICE: Be careful that the O-ring does not get caught between the parts.

6. ADD ENGINE OIL
(a) Add new oil.

Standard Engine Oil:

Standard Capacity:

7. INSTALL OIL FILLER CAP SUB-ASSEMBLY
8. INSPECT FOR OIL LEAK
(a) Warm up the engine and check for an engine oil leak.

9. INSPECT OIL LEVEL





10. INSTALL OIL FILTER ELEMENT SERVICE HOLE COVER
(a) Close the service hole cover, and install the screw and clip.