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How to change the oil filter correctly
How to change the oil filter correctly
The oil of the vehicle should be changed regularly to ensure that the indicator is within an acceptable range. Regularly changing the oil of the vehicle is the top priority of car maintenance.
How often do you replace the oil filter? How to change the oil and oil filter correctly! The editor has compiled relevant strategies for you.
Preparation tools
1. Sufficient amount of new engine oil: Check your user manual to select the appropriate SAE viscosity, API performance and quantity of engine oil required.
2. A new oil filter element: most vehicles use rotating oil filter elements of different models and sizes. (Check your user manual to choose the appropriate model and size)
3. Machine filter wrench: This is a necessary tool when changing the oil filter.
4. Gloves: cotton gloves are required. Wear gloves first to prevent slippage and secondly to prevent burns.
5. Waste oil basin: Be sure to use waste oil basin to prevent oil from flowing everywhere. Suggestion: Put a plastic bag on the basin, which is more convenient to dispose of the waste oil, and it can also make the basin cleaner.
6. A funnel and a wooden wedge. (These two items are not necessary, it’s best to have them)
7. Jack: bring it when you pick up the car.
8. Wrench: 15mm wrench.
Replacement steps
01 Vehicle preparation
Run the engine to reach operating temperature. Then use a jack to jack up the vehicle, pull up the handbrake and squeeze the front wheel with a wooden wedge.
Drill into the chassis to see the situation (note that you must first understand the special safety precautions mentioned in your user manual).
02Drain the old oil
Use a 15mm wrench to loosen the oil plug screw in a counterclockwise direction. Don't tighten it too much. At this time, put the plastic bag covered basin under the screw.
After placing the basin, continue to screw the screws with your hands. When the oil drips, you must carefully unscrew the screws to avoid being burned by the hot oil. (It is recommended to do maintenance after cooling the car)
03Remove the oil filter
When the oil flow is almost the same, you can use the filter wrench to unload the filter. Open the oil cap on the engine cover and loosen the oil filter element counterclockwise with a filter element wrench.
Unscrew the oil filter element from the engine compartment, taking care not to touch the hot exhaust manifold. There is still a little residual oil in the machine filter at this time, be careful not to drip everywhere.
04Preparation before installation of oil filter element
1. Vertically installed oil filter element
It is connected to the oil pump through an oil pipe. Generally, it is recommended that the user replace the filter to fill the filter element with oil.
If the filter of the new machine is not filled with oil, air resistance will be generated inside the new filter element, which will cause a short period of lack of oil lubrication inside the machine when the car is started, which will cause structural parts to wear.
The advantage of the vertical installation method is that the filter element has better sealing performance and there is little oil leakage.
It is directly connected to the oil pump without passing through the oil pipe. This design does not produce air resistance inside the filter when filling the oil tank with oil.
Before installing the filter element, there is no need to carry it and fill it with oil. While injecting new oil into the oil tank, the oil filter element can be directly filled with oil.
05Add new oil
On the top of the engine, you will see a lid with the word "oil". Open the oil cap, insert a funnel and inject a certain amount of oil, pull out the dipstick to determine whether it is fully installed. Then close the oil cap and wipe off the spilled oil.
06 Start the engine for a few minutes
Then turn it off and check the dipstick again to determine if the oil level is appropriate. Finally, check if there is any oil leakage from the bottom of the vehicle.
07Disposal of used oil
Finally, from the perspective of safety and environmental protection, this is the most important step, which is to properly dispose of used or waste oil discharged from vehicles.
Waste oil is very harmful to the environment, so safe disposal of waste oil is extremely important.
It is recommended that you put the waste oil in a sealed container and consult your local auto repair shop for safe disposal methods. It is possible that the auto repair shop near you can recycle the waste oil and recycle it or dispose of it safely.
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