CAUTION:
If the engine oil is spilt over exhaust pipe or the under cover, wipe it off with cloth to avoid emission of smoke or causing a fire.
1. Lift up the vehicle.
2. Remove the under cover.
3. Remove the oil filter using ST.
| ST 18332AA000 | OIL FILTER WRENCH (OUTER DIAMETER: 68 MM (2.68 IN)) |
4. Clean the oil filter installation surface on cylinder block or oil cooler.
5. Obtain a new engine oil filter and apply a thin coat of engine oil to the seal rubber.
6. Install the oil filter by turning it by hand, being careful not to damage seal rubber.
7. Tighten for 1 additional turn after the seal rubber contacts the cylinder block or the oil cooler. When using a torque wrench, tighten to 14 N·m (1.4 kgf-m, 10.3 ft-lb).
CAUTION:
Do not tighten excessively, or oil may leak.
8. Run the engine and make sure that no oil is leaking around seal rubber.
NOTE:
The filter element and filter case are permanently jointed; therefore, interior cleaning is not necessary.
9. Install the under cover.
10. Lower the vehicle.
11. Check the engine oil level. 
CAUTION:
If the engine oil is spilt over exhaust pipe or the under cover, wipe it off with cloth to avoid emitting smoke or causing a fire.
1. Remove the collector cover.
NOTE:
Follow the steps below when removing the collector cover.
(1) Pull up the two points at the rear (A).
(2) Pull up the two points at the front (B) while moving them forward.
2. Loosen the engine oil filter six rotations using an oil filter wrench.
3. Leave the vehicle alone for five minutes so that engine oil returns to the oil cooler side.
4. Remove the oil filter.
5. Clean the engine oil cooler cup and installation surface of the engine oil filter.
6. Obtain a new engine oil filter and apply a thin coat of engine oil to the seal rubber.
7. Install the engine oil filter turning it by hand, being careful not to damage the seal rubber.
CAUTION:
Do not tighten excessively, or oil may leak.
8. Tighten it with another 3/4 turn after the seal rubber contacts the oil cooler.
9. Install the collector cover.
10. After installing the engine oil filter, run the engine and make sure that no oil is leaking around seal rubber.