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1.Start the engine and allow
it to warm up until the temperature of the coolant reaches
80 °C to 90 °C.
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2.Remove the engine oil
filler cap.
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3.
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Use care as engine oil could
be hot.
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Remove the engine oil pan drain plug to drain engine
oil.
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4.Remove the under
cover.
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5.Use the respective tool in
the following table to remove the engine oil
filter.
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Number
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Special
tool
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MD136466
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Commercially- available
tool
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MD322508
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MD356000
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Oil filter wrench
(MB991610) or equivalent
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6.Clean the filter bracket side mounting
surface.
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7.Apply a small amount of
engine oil to the O-ring of the new engine oil
filter.
8.Once the O-ring of the engine oil filter
is touching the flange, use the respective tool in the
following table to tighten to the specified
torque.
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Number
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Special
tool
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Tightening
torque
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MD136466
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Commercially- available
tool
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Approximately 3/4
turn (17 ± 3
N·m)
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MD322508
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MD356000
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Oil filter wrench
(MB991610) or equivalent
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Approximately
3/4 turn (14 ± 2
N·m)
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9.Install the engine oil pan drain plug and
refill the engine oil (Refer to  ).
10.Race
the engine 2-3 times, and check to be sure that no
engine oil leaks from installation section of the engine oil
filter.
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