FIAT Sedici - Manual (Page 195)

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1. Oil filter
2. 3/4 turn
Tightening torque for oil filter
For Gasoline Engine Model:
3/4 turn or 14 Nm
(1,4 kgm, 10,1 lb-ft)
For Diesel Engine Model:
28 Nm (2,8 kgm, 20.2 lb-ft)
IMPORTANT To prevent oil leakage,
make sure that the oil filter is tight, but do
not over-tighten it.
REPLACE THE OIL FILTER
❒ Using an oil filter wrench, turn the oil
filter counterclockwise and remove it.
❒ Using a clean rag, wipe off the mount-
ing surface on the engine where the
new filter will be seated.
❒ Smear a little engine oil around the rub-
ber gasket of the new oil filter.
❒ Screw on the new filter by hand until
the filter gasket contacts the mounting
surface.
54G092 54G093
Tightening (viewed from filter top)
1. Loosen
2. Tighten
IMPORTANT To tighten the oil filter
properly, it is Important to accurately
identify the position at which the filter gas-
ket first contacts the mounting surface.
❒ Tighten the filter specified turn from
the point of contact with the mount-
ing surface (or to the specified torque)
using an oil filter wrench.
(1)
(2)
79J142
For Gasoline Engine Model For Diesel Engine Model