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Repair Procedure: 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 contaminants which may cause skin cancer.
  • Exercise caution in order 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.
  1. Park the car on level ground.

    Start the engine and let it warm up.

  2. Turn the engine off and open the hood.

    Remove the engine cover.

  3. Wait for 5 minutes after loosening the oil filter cap to drain fully the oil in the oil filter.
  4. Drain engine oil.
    1. Remove the oil filler cap.

      (Refer to "OIL FILTER ")

    2. After lifting the car, remove the engine room under cover.
    3. Remove the oil drain plug (A) and drain oil into a container.
      Fig 1: Identifying Oil Drain Plug
      G09750983Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  5. Replace the oil filter.
    1. Disconnect the oil filter cap from the oil filter body (A).
      Fig 2: Identifying Oil Filter Cap From Oil Filter Body
      G09750984Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
    2. Remove the oil filter element.
    3. Check and clean the oil filter installation surface.
    4. Check the part number and shape of a new oil filter is same as old one.
    5. Install a new oil filter element (A) and a new O-ring (B).

      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.

      Fig 3: Identifying Oil Filter Element And O-Ring
      G09750985Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
      NOTE: Check the O-ring (A) whether is installed correctly or not in place inside of a cap.
      Fig 4: Identifying O-Ring
      G09750986Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
    6. Finally tighten it again by specified tightening torque.

      Tightening torque: 

      35.0 N.m (3.6 kgf.m, 25.8 lb-ft)

  6. Fill new engine oil.
    1. Install the oil drain plug (A) with a new gasket.

      Tightening torque: 

      34.3 ~ 44.1 N.m (3.5 ~ 4.5 kgf.m, 25.3 ~ 32.5 lb-ft)

      Fig 5: Identifying Oil Drain Plug With Gasket
      G09750987Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
    2. Fill with new engine oil, while check the oil level on the dipstick.

      Capacity 

      Total: 6.5L (6.87 US qt, 5.72lmp qt, 1.72 US.gal)

      Oil pan: 6.0L (6.34 US qt, 5.28lmp qt, 1.58 US.gal)

      Drain and refill including oil filter:

      5.7L (6.02 US qt, 5.01lmp qt, 1.50 US.gal)

      NOTE:
      • Fill the crankcase to about half the capacity and then fill the remainder after waiting.
      • Do not fill oil over the 'F' line, checking the level with the oil level gauge. frequently to ensure no overfilling.
    3. Install the oil filler cap and the oil dipstick.
  7. Start the engine and check to be sure no oil is leaking from the drain plug or oil filter.
  8. Recheck the engine oil level.