00 00 610 Engine oil service (N52K)

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Special tools required:

11 9 240

The FRU item 00 00 610 comprises the engine oil service incl. supplementary service.

Only the engine oil service will be described in these repair instructions.

The supplementary service is made up of the following operations which must be taken from the relevant repair instructions:

Carry out FUNCTION CHECK ON PARKING BRAKE
Reset service interval indicator according to factory specification

IMPORTANT: Perform engine oil service only when engine is at normal operating temperature (>70 °C engine oil temperature).
Observe the exact engine oil filling capacity.
Overfilling the engine with engine oil will result in engine damage.
Inspection and drain-off times must be observed.

IMPORTANT: Risk of damage!
When working on the engine oil, coolant or fuel circuit, you must always protect the alternator against contamination.
Cover alternator with suitable materials.

WARNING: Danger of scalding!
Carry out work on the vehicle only when wearing oil- and heat-resistant protective gloves incl. forearm protection, face guard and protective apron.

Recycling:

Catch and dispose of drained engine oil in a suitable container.

Observe country-specific waste-disposal regulations.

NOTE: Adhere to the following work steps in sequence:

Open oil filter cap.
Release screw plug in oil sump.

Release oil filter cap with special tool 11 9 240 .

Tightening torque 11 42 1AZ .

NOTE: Engine oil flows out of the oil filter housing and back into the oil sump.

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tool 11 9 240

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Remove and insert oil filter element (1) in direction of arrow.

Installation:

Replace oil filter element (1) and sealing rings (2).

NOTE:

Moisten sealing rings (2) with engine oil.

Fig 2: Identifying Oil Filter Element And Sealing Rings

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NOTE: For purposes of clarity, the graphic shows the underbody protection removed.
Other model series may differ in certain details in the graphics.

Unclip service opening on underbody protection.

Remove screw plug (1) from oil sump and drain engine oil.

Tightening torque 11 13 1AZ .

Installation:

Replace sealing ring.

Pour in ENGINE OIL .

Fig 3: Identifying Screw Plug

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NOTE: Start engine and run at idle until oil pressure warning lamp goes out.
Turn off engine.
Check oil filter cap and screw plug (1) on oil sump for leaks.

Assemble engine.

Checking engine oil level:

Park vehicle on a horizontal surface
Allow engine at normal operating temperature to run for three minutes with increased revs (approx. 1100 rpm)
Read off engine oil level in instrument cluster or on Control Display
Top up engine oil if necessary