Maintenance 5 Replacing the oil filter cartridge 1. Turn the filter screwdriver anti-clockwise to unscrew the filter cartridge (1). 2. Clean the filter holder. Completely fill up the new filter car tridge with engine oil. Slightly oil both the gasket and the thread of the cartridge with engine oil. Screw in the filter car tridge again. 3. When installing the filter cartridge, make sure that the sealing surface of the cartridge slightly touches the filter holder. Then, tighten the filter cartridge according to the filter manufac turer's specification. 1 4.
After replacing the filter cartridge, fill in clean engine oil through the oil filler (2) until the oil level reaches up to the (H) marking on the oil dipstick. For details on recommended engine oils see section "5.3. Lubricants, fuels and filling capacities" on page 5-19. 5. Close the oil filler (2). 6. Let the engine run in idle for about five minutes and check whether oil is leaking out. 7. Switch off the engine. 8. Wait about ten minutes, then check the oil level again. The oil level must be between the 'H' and 'L' markings on the oil dip stick. For further details see section "Engine, checking the oil level, topping up oil" on page 5-28. 2 WA90-5 – VEAM270100 5-53