Engine Lubrication: Service and Repair

Engine Oil and Filter Change

WARNING:
^ New and used engine oil can be hazardous. Be sure to read General Precautions.
^ Steps 1) - 11) must be performed with ENGINE NOT RUNNING. For Step 12), be sure to have adequate ventilation while engine is running.
^ In order to avoid being burned, replace oil filter when the exhaust system is cool.

Before draining engine oil, check engine for oil leakage. If any sign of leakage is found, correct defective part before proceeding to the following procedure.
1) Remove right side engine undercover.
2) Drain engine oil by removing drain plug (1).
3) Wipe drain plug and its mounting surface clean. Reinstall drain plug with new gasket and tighten it to specified torque.

Tightening torque
Engine oil drain plug (a): 35 Nm (3.6 kg-m, 26.0 lbf-ft)





4) Remove oil filter (1) through space between exhaust manifold and radiator cooling fan using special tool.
Special Tool
(A): 09915-47341





5) Wipe oil filter mounting surface of oil filter adapter case cleanly.
6) Apply engine oil to new oil filter O-ring.





7) Screw new filter on oil filter stand by hand until filter O-ring touches filter mounting surface.

CAUTION:
To tighten oil filter properly, it is important to accurately identify the position at which filter O-ring first contacts the mounting surface.

8) Tighten oil filter (1) 3/4 turn from the point of contact with filter mounting surface using special tool.

Special Tool
(A): 09915-47341

Tightening torque
Oil filter (a): 14 Nm (1.4 kg-m, 10.5 lbf-ft)





9) Refill engine oil to the specified amount.
Use only engine oil of American Petroleum Institute (API) Certified for Gasoline Engines emblem of "starburst".





It is highly recommended to use SAE 5W-30 oil.

NOTE:
Engine oil capacity is specified below. However, note that the amount of oil required when actually changing oil may somewhat differ from the data depending on various conditions (temperature, viscosity, etc.)

Engine oil specifications
Oil pan capacity: About 4.3 liters (9.09 US pt. / 7.57 Imp pt.)
Oil pan plus oil filter capacity: About 4.5 liters (9.51 US pt. / 7.92 Imp pt.)
Disassembly/Reassembly: About 5.2 liters (10.99 US pt. / 9.15 Imp pt.)
10) Check oil filter and drain plug for oil leakage.
11) Install right side engine undercover.
12) Start and run engine for 3 min. After stopping the engine, wait for 5 min. Then, confirm that the specified amount of engine oil has been refilled.