OIL AND OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT

CAUTION:

Prolonged and repeated contact with engine oil will result in the removal of natural oils from the skin, leading to dryness, irritation and dermatitis. In addition, used engine oil contains potentially harmful contaminants which may cause skin cancer.
Precautions should be taken when replacing engine oil to minimize the risk of your skin making contact with used engine oil. Protective clothing and gloves that cannot be penetrated by oil should be worn. The skin should be washed with soap and water, or use waterless hand cleaner, to remove any used engine oil thoroughly. Do not use gasoline, thinners, or solvents.
In order to protect the environment, used oil and used oil filters must be disposed of at designated disposal sites.

DRAIN ENGINE OIL
1. Remove the oil filler cap.
2. Remove the 2 bolts and No. 2 engine under cover seal.
3. Remove the oil pan drain plug and gasket, and drain the engine oil into a container.
4. Install a new gasket and the oil pan drain plug.
  
  Torque:
  
  40 N*m { 408 kgf*cm, 30 ft.*lbf }
REMOVE FRONT FENDER SPLASH SHIELD SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
1. Remove the 3 bolts and 2 screws.
2. Turn the clip indicated by the arrow in the illustration to remove the front fender splash shield sub-assembly LH.
REMOVE ENGINE UNDER COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
1. Remove the 5 bolts and engine under cover sub-assembly LH.
  
  Tech Tips
  
  If the No. 1 cooler packing is not divided, remove both sides of the engine under cover assembly and cut the packing at the perforation indicated in the illustration.
REMOVE OIL FILTER ELEMENT
1. Connect a hose with an inside diameter of 15 mm (0.591 in.) to the pipe.
2. Remove the oil filter drain plug.
3. Install the pipe to the oil filter cap.
  
  Note
  
  If the O-ring is removed with the drain plug, install the O-ring together with the pipe.
  
  Tech Tips
  
  Use a container to catch the draining oil.
4. Check that oil is drained from the oil filter. Then disconnect the pipe and remove the O-ring as shown in the illustration.
5. Using SST, remove the oil filter cap.
  
  SST
  
  09228-06501
  
  Note
  
  Do not remove the oil filter bracket clip.
6. Remove the oil filter element and O-ring from the oil filter cap.
  
  Note
  
  Be sure to remove the cap O-ring by hand, without using any tools, to prevent damage to the cap O-ring groove.
INSTALL OIL FILTER ELEMENT
1. Clean the inside of the oil filter cap, its threads and its O-ring groove.
2. Apply a small amount of engine oil to a new O-ring and install it to the oil filter cap.
3. Set a new oil filter element to the oil filter cap.
4. Remove any dirt or foreign matter from the installation surface of the engine.
5. Apply a small amount of engine oil to the O-ring again and temporarily install the oil filter cap.
  
  Note
  
  Do not remove the oil filter bracket clip.
6. Using SST, tighten the oil filter cap.
  
  SST
  
  09228-06501
  
  Torque:
  
  25 N*m { 255 kgf*cm, 18 ft.*lbf }
  Note
  
  When tightening the oil filter cap, do not remove the oil filter bracket clip.
  
  Make sure that the oil filter is installed securely as shown in the illustration.
  
  Be careful that the O-ring does not get caught between any surrounding parts.
7. Apply a small amount of engine oil to a new drain plug O-ring, and install it to the oil filter cap.
  
  Note
  
  Before installing the O-ring, remove any dirt or foreign matter from the installation surface of the oil filter cap.
8. Install the oil filter drain plug.
  
  Torque:
  
  13 N*m { 127 kgf*cm, 9 ft.*lbf }
  
  Note
  
  Be careful that the O-ring does not get caught between any surrounding parts.
9. Install the No. 2 engine under cover seal with the 2 bolts.
  
  Torque:
  
  10 N*m { 102 kgf*cm, 7 ft.*lbf }

ADD ENGINE OIL

Add fresh oil and install the oil filler cap.

Standard Oil Grade

Oil Grade

Oil Viscosity (SAE)

API grade SL "Energy-Conserving", SM "Energy-Conserving", SN "Resource-Conserving" or ILSAC multigrade engine oil

API grade SL, SM or SN multigrade engine oil

0W-20

5W-20

5W-30

10W-30

15W-40

20W-50

Standard Oil Capacity

Item	Specified Condition
Drain and refill with oil filter change	7.5 liters (7.9 US qts, 6.6 Imp. qts)
Drain and refill without oil filter change	7.1 liters (7.5 US qts, 6.2 Imp. qts)
Dry fill	9.3 liters (9.8 US qts, 8.2 Imp. qts)

INSPECT FOR OIL LEAK
1. Start the engine. Make sure that there are no oil leaks from the area that was worked on.

INSPECT ENGINE OIL LEVEL

Warm up the engine. Then stop the engine and wait for 5 minutes.

Text in Illustration
*a	Measuring Surface
*b	Low Level Mark
*c	Full Level Mark

Check that the engine oil level is between the dipstick low level mark and full level mark.

If the level is low, check for leakage and add oil up to the full level mark.

Note

Do not fill engine oil above the full level mark.

Tech Tips

A certain amount of engine oil will be consumed while driving. In the following situations, oil consumption may increase, and engine oil may need to be refilled in between oil maintenance intervals.

When the engine is new, for example directly after purchasing the vehicle or after replacing the engine.
If low quality oil or oil of an inappropriate viscosity is used.
When driving at high engine speed or with a heavy load, (when towing, or), when driving while accelerating or decelerating frequently.
When leaving the idling for a long time, or when driving frequently through heavy traffic.

When judging the amount of oil consumption, keep in mind that the oil may have become diluted, making it difficult to judge the true level accurately.

INSTALL ENGINE UNDER COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
1. Install the engine under cover sub-assembly LH with the 5 bolts.
  
  Tech Tips
  
  Make sure there is no gap between the ends of the No. 1 cooler packing.
INSTALL FRONT FENDER SPLASH SHIELD SUB-ASSEMBLY LH
1. Push in the clip to install the front fender splash shield sub-assembly LH.
2. Install the 3 bolts and 2 screws.