USEFUL TIP: Under severe operating conditions in a large city or very dusty areas, change the oil and filter every 10,000 km.
You will need: engine oil, oil filter, clean rag, container (at least 5 l) for draining oil, 13 mm wrench, special wrench for unscrewing the oil filter.
HELPFUL TIP: Drain the oil after driving while the engine is still hot. If the engine is cold, start it and warm it up to operating temperature.
USEFUL TIP: Fill with the same brand of oil as the oil that was in the engine. If you decide to change the brand of oil, flush the lubrication system with flushing oil or oil of the brand that will be used. To do this, after draining the old oil, fill with new oil up to the lower mark on the dipstick. Start the engine and let it idle for 10 minutes.
Drain the oil and only then replace the oil filter. Now you can fill in new oil to the required level (up to the upper mark on the dipstick).
WARNING: Do not dump used oil on the ground.
1. Unscrew the oil filler cap.
2. Clean the engine oil pan drain plug with a wire brush and then with a rag.
3. Unscrew the drain plug, having first placed a container underneath to catch the drained oil…
4….and drain the oil.
WARNING: Be careful, the oil is hot!
5. Screw the cap back on.
6. On vehicles with an engine equipped with a housing oil filter, use a special key to remove the filter…
NOTE: The oil filter is located on the front of the engine block in the area of the 3rd cylinder.
7….and take it off.
USEFUL TIP: Use a special key to unscrew the oil filter. If you don't have such a key or a similar puller, punch the filter housing with a screwdriver and, using it as a lever, unscrew the filter. Punch the filter as close to the bottom as possible so as not to damage the nipple. You can also use a strip of coarse sandpaper folded in half, wrapping it around the filter and moving it from its place with your hands.
8. On a vehicle with an oil filter made in the form of a replaceable filter element, unscrew the drain plug of the filter cover…
9….drain the remaining oil from the filter…
NOTE: Please note the filter plug sealing ring…
…replace a cracked, deformed or elastic ring with a new one.
10….use a special key to remove the oil filter cover…
11….unscrew the cover and remove it together with the filter element.
NOTE: Please note the markings…
…and the appearance of the filter, so that when replacing it you can buy the same one.
12. If the sealing ring of the new filter housing is not treated with grease or talc by the manufacturer, lubricate the ring with clean engine oil and screw the filter into place (by hand, without using tools) 3/4 of a turn from the moment the ring touches the cylinder block flange.
13. Fill with clean engine oil (see Checking the level and adding oil to the lubrication system).
14. Replace the oil filler cap.
15. Start the engine and let it idle for a few minutes (the low oil pressure warning light should go out 2–3 seconds after the engine starts). While the engine is running, check for oil leaks from the drain plug and oil filter.
Stop the engine, check the oil level, add oil if necessary, tighten the plug and filter.
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