75 diesel engine oil and filter change

[hotrdjon]

Had a good look round my newly aquired 2003 75 diesel and have decided to change the oil, and the air and oil filters. Do I need to remove the complete lower engine tray and also the big engine cover on the top of the engine.

[KRISTLEE]

Originally Posted by hotrdjon

Had a good look round my newly aquired 2003 75 diesel and have decided to change the oil, and the air and oil filters. Do I need to remove the complete lower engine tray and also the big engine cover on the top of the engine.

Alright mate,

You will need to remove the engine cover for easier access to the air filter housing....5mm Allen keys for the air filter housing if I recall on mine.

To do the Oil change to drain the sump you will need access to the plug (15mm socket iirc) but if you have an under tray fitted then you will need to remove it for access.

For the oil filter you will need a 36mm socket for the hex head on top of its housing.

[EastPete]

Hi John

You need to remove the undertray to get at the engine oil sump drain plug, unless a previous owner has performed the mod of cutting a hole in it to give access to the drain plug. You can change the oil filter without removing the engine top cover but you will need a 36mm socket to undo the filter housing - put some old rags over the alternator whilst doing this, to stop any oil drips going into the alternator.

For the air filter change, the engine top cover has to come off (3 x8mm bolts) , followed by the air intake duct (three screws/bolt on the slam panel- these can seize up, as well as two screws holding it onto the inlet manifold). The air filter housing then has to be removed - there are 5 x 5mm allen bolts holding this in place - you really need a 5mm allen socket and an extension bar to get at the three rear bolts- they are a bit tricky to get at. Whilst you have the air filter housing removed, it is worth changing the PCV filter at the same time - there are some 'how tos' for this, as well as the oil and air filter changes on this site - search for these using the google search tool- they will give more detail. Look for posts by Arctic - he has posted good 'how tos' for these jobs.

A Haynes manual may be useful as well, if you have not done these jobs before.

Good luck !

Pete

[maxxpump]

Originally Posted by hotrdjon

Had a good look round my newly aquired 2003 75 diesel and have decided to change the oil, and the air and oil filters. Do I need to remove the complete lower engine tray and also the big engine cover on the top of the engine.

You need to remove the upper engine cover to get at your air filter and you need to remove the under tray to drain the sump for a oil change, unless you have a pelle pump to suck out the oil from the top!

[hotrdjon]

thanks for the info folks