M273 DIY Oil-Change any tips & tricks?
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M273 DIY Oil-Change any tips & tricks?
I am about to do an oil-change (Mobil1 0W-40 229.5).
Couple of questions I do have :
for the oil-filterunit is it a 76mm,12-sided 'socket'(Mann LS7) to loosen the housing ??
Then when the filter-cartridge is replaced , do I need top off the filter-housing with new oil ;
before to replace the O-rings and close the housing?
What are tightening torques for the filter-housing and the carterplug.
(Yes I will replace plug+ring)
Anything else I need to know before I start?
Couple of questions I do have :
for the oil-filterunit is it a 76mm,12-sided 'socket'(Mann LS7) to loosen the housing ??
Then when the filter-cartridge is replaced , do I need top off the filter-housing with new oil ;
before to replace the O-rings and close the housing?
What are tightening torques for the filter-housing and the carterplug.
(Yes I will replace plug+ring)
Anything else I need to know before I start?
Thread Starter
Super Member
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 616
Likes: 5
From: Planet Earth
S500
I am about to do an oil-change (Mobil1 0W-40 229.5).
Couple of questions I do have :
for the oil-filterunit is it a 76mm,12-sided 'socket'(Mann LS7) to loosen the housing ??
Yes it is that tool ; replace all O-rings they come with the new cartridge.
Then when the filter-cartridge is replaced , do I need top off the filter-housing with new oil before to replace the O-rings and close the housing?
The new oil can be filled throught the open filter-housing, its easier, and if you are quick ,the filter can be soaked in oil.
What are tightening torques for the filter-housing and the carterplug.
(Yes I will replace plug+ring)
Housing 25Nm;Plug 30Nm.
Anything else I need to know before I start?
Replace the (carter)plug-ring.
Couple of questions I do have :
for the oil-filterunit is it a 76mm,12-sided 'socket'(Mann LS7) to loosen the housing ??
Yes it is that tool ; replace all O-rings they come with the new cartridge.
Then when the filter-cartridge is replaced , do I need top off the filter-housing with new oil before to replace the O-rings and close the housing?
The new oil can be filled throught the open filter-housing, its easier, and if you are quick ,the filter can be soaked in oil.
What are tightening torques for the filter-housing and the carterplug.
(Yes I will replace plug+ring)
Housing 25Nm;Plug 30Nm.
Anything else I need to know before I start?
Replace the (carter)plug-ring.
Costs :
8.5L Mobil1 newlife 0W40 (MB229.5Spec) = 80 Eur
Filter-cartridge Mann HU718/5 = 4.47 Eur
Carteplug+ Ring = 1.70Eur
Use of bridge = 20 Eur
Total 106.17Eur ~ $138 + an hour of your time.
