Repair Procedures: Replacement

CAUTION:

Prolonged and repeated contact with mineral oil will result in the removal of natural fats from the skin, leading to dryness, irritation and dermatitis. In addition, used engine oil contains potentially harmful substance which may cause skin cancer.
Use caution to minimize the length and frequency of contact of your skin to used oil. Wear protective clothing and gloves. Wash your skin thoroughly with soap and water, or use water-less hand cleaner, to remove any used engine oil. Do not use gasoline, thinners, or solvents.
In order to preserve the environment, used oil and used oil filter must be disposed of only at designated disposal sites.

Park the car on the level ground.
Start the engine and let it warm up.
Wait for 5 minutes after loosening the oil filter cap to fully drain the oil from the oil filter.
Remove the engine under cover.
Drain engine oil.
1. Remove the oil filler cap.
2. After lifting the car, remove the oil drain plug (A) and drain oil into a container.
Replace the oil filter.
1. Disconnect the oil filter cap (A) from the oil filter body.
  Turn the cap slightly and wait a minute to allow the residual oil in the filter to run out.
  
  Then, remove the cap completely.
  
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2. Remove the oil filter element.
3. Check the part number of a new oil filter is the same as the old one.
4. Install a new oil filter element (A) and new O-ring (B).
  
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  NOTE: Check whether the o-ring is installed in the proper place.
5. Apply clean engine oil to the new O-rings.
  Lightly screw the oil filter cap into place, and tighten it until the O-ring contacts the seat.
6. Finally tighten it again with specified tightening torque.
  Tightening torque:
  
  31.4 ~ 38.2 N.m (3.2 ~ 3.9 kgf.m, 23.1 ~ 28.2 lb-ft)
Fill new engine oil.
1. Install the oil drain plug (A) with a new gasket.
  Tightening torque:
  
  34.3 ~ 44.1N.m (3.5 ~ 4.5kgf.m, 25.3 ~ 32.5lb-ft)
  
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2. Fill new engine oil, while checking the oil level on the dipstick.
  Capacity
  
  Total: 7.3 L (7.71 U.S qt., 6.42 lmp.qt., 1.92 U.S.gal.)
  
  Oil pan: 6.8 L (7.18 U.S qt., 5.98 lmp.qt., 1.79 U.S.gal.)
  
  Drain and refill including oil filter:
  
  6.9 L (7.29 U.S.qt., 6.06 lmp.qt., 1.82 U.S.gal.)
3. Install the oil filler cap.
Start the engine and check that no oil leaks from the drain plug or oil filter.
Recheck the engine oil level.