General Procedures: Draining

WARNING: The spilling of hot engine oil is unavoidable during this procedure, care must be taken to prevent scalding.

CAUTION: Correct installation of the oil filler cap can be obtained by tightening the cap until hard stop.

NOTE: Clean the components general area prior to dismantling.

CAUTION: Make sure the engine is warm.

Start the engine and allow to run for 10 minutes, stop the engine.
Refer to: Engine Cover - 5.0L
- Loosen the element cover 4 complete turns to allow engine oil to drain from the filter cover.
- Make sure that the O-ring seal is exposed.

NOTE: Allow 10 minutes for the engine oil to drain from the oil filter housing.

NOTE: Remove and discard the O-ring seal.

Remove and discard the oil filter element.

WARNING: Do not work on or under a vehicle supported only by a jack. Always support the vehicle on safety stands.

Raise and support the vehicle.
Refer to: Air Deflector

CAUTION:

Be prepared to collect escaping oil.
Allow at least 10 minutes for the engine oil to drain.

NOTE: Discard the sealing washer.

FILLING

CAUTION: Make sure that the area around the component is clean and free of foreign material.

NOTE: Install a new sealing washer.

Torque Specification: 24 Nm
Refer to: Air Deflector

NOTE: Install new O-ring seals.

NOTE: Lubricate the oil filter element O-ring seal with clean engine oil.

CAUTION: Tighten the component finger tight first.

- Torque Specification: 25 Nm

CAUTION: Make sure that the vehicle is left for 5 minutes from filling with oil and that the engine oil level is reading at least minimum (by following Steps 9- 13), before starting the engine.

- Fill the engine with oil - for filling values on vehicles without supercharger:
  Refer to: engine Oil Draining And Filling
- Fill the engine with oil - for filling values on vehicles with supercharger:
  Refer to: Engine Oil Draining And Filling
- Clean any residual engine oil from the oil filler cap area.

CAUTION: Make sure that the vehicle has been left for 5 minutes from filling with oil.

Follow the Steps 9- 13 before starting the engine.
- Start the engine and allow to run for 10 minutes, stop the engine.
- Check for leaks.

CAUTION:

Make sure that the selector lever and the gearshift mechanism are in the park (P) position.
Make sure that the hood is open.

- Turn the ignition on.
- Scroll through the trip menu to access the engine oil level display.
- Press the cruise control cancel button twice within 2 seconds.
- The message center display will revert to the normal display in the trip computer.
- Scroll through the trip menu to access the engine oil level display.
- Check that the oil level display shows an oil level reading.
- Only after having started and run the engine for 10 minutes (as indicated in Step 8), switch off the engine, then stabilizing for 10 minutes, take a reading from the oil level display and, if necessary top up with engine oil.

NOTE: If instructed to follow Steps 9-13 in a previous step, return to Step 8 and continue the procedure.

Turn the ignition off.
Allow 10 minutes for the engine oil level to stabilize if there has been additional oil top up.

NOTE: The following steps are to update the average oil level value.

- Turn the ignition on.
- Press and hold the cruise control cancel button for more than 2 seconds.
The message center display will revert to the normal display in the trip computer.
Turn the ignition off.
Turn the ignition on.
- Scroll through the trip menu to access the engine oil level display.
- Make sure that the average oil level value has now been updated.
Refer to: Engine Cover - 5.0L