Mazda 6 2002, Workshop Manual

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D–6
OIL FILTER
OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT
A6E331414300W01
Warning
•
Continuous exposure with USED engine oil has caused skin cancer in laboratory mice. Protect
your skin by washing with soap and water immediately after this work.
•
Hot engines and engine oil can cause severe burns. Turn off the engine and wait until it and the
engine oil have cooled.
Caution
•
To avoid damage to the oil filter, use only specified oil filter.
Cartridge Type
1. Remove the under cover.
2. Loosen the oil filter drain plug. (Do not remove.)
3. Loosen the filter cover for 1 turn using a
commercially available, cap-type oil filter wrench
(diameter-
74 mm {2.9 in}, 14 sided ).
4. Remove the oil filter drain plug, and drain the
engine oil.
Note
•
Oil could be easily drained when the air is in
the filter.
5. Loosen the oil filter cover for another 1 turn.
6. Remove the oil filter cover and the oil filter.
7. Use a clean rag to wipe off the mounting surface
on the oil filter adapter and the oil filter cover.
8. Apply clean oil to a new O-ring of the oil filter
cover.
9. Apply clean oil to a new O-ring of the oil filter
drain plug.
10. Install the oil filter, oil filter drain plug, and oil filter
cover.
11. Tighten the oil filter cover and the oil filter drain
plug.
Tightening torque
Oil filter cover: 30—35 N·m
{3.1—3.5 kgf·m, 22.2—25.8 ft·lbf}
Oil filter drain plug: 9—10 N·m
{91.8—101.9 kgf·cm, 79.6—88.4 in·lbf}
12. Remove the dipstick and verify that the oil level is
MIN and MAX marks on the dipstick.
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If the oil level is below the MIN mark, add oil.
13. Start the engine and inspect for oil leakage.
14. Inspect the oil level.
•
If necessary, add oil. (See D–4 ENGINE OIL
INSPECTION .)
15. Install the under cover.
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OIL FILTER
AME3314W001
AME3314W002