11 40 000 Checking engine oil pressure (N63)

Special tools required:

WARNING: Risk of scalding!

NOTE: To check the engine oil pressure, remove the oil pressure switch and install and connect the special tool.

NOTE: A small amount of engine oil emerges when the oil pressure switch is removed.
Have a cleaning cloth ready.

Necessary preliminary work:

Remove oil filter with special tool 11 9 240 .

Fig 1: Releasing Oil Filter Cover With Special Tool (11 9 240)

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Mount oil filter element (2) on special tool 11 7 470 .

Fig 2: Installing Oil Filter Element

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Screw special tool 11 7 470 into crankcase to max. 40 Nm.

Screw special tool 11 7 430 into special tool 11 7 470 with no more than 10 Nm.

Attach special tool 11 4 310 to special tool 11 7 430 using its union nut with maximum 15 Nm.

Hand-tighten hundred-bar sensor 0 431 592 onto special tool 11 4 310 .

Fig 3: Attaching/Preparing Special Tools

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Checking engine oil pressure with DIS Tester:

Checking engine oil pressure with pressure gauge:

Start engine and check engine oil pressure.