Mitsubishi — Changing engine oil, oil filters and bypass oil filter
Maintenance · Lubrication system
From a Mitsubishi owner's manual — check it applies to your exact model before use.
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Before you start
- To drain oil or change oil filters, wear gloves. Hot engine oil and parts can cause burns.
- Never wash and reuse oil filters, as their elements are paper type.
- When replacing filters, always replace gasket with new ones.
Procedure
- Drain engine oil from the engine oil drain port after the engine has stopped.
- Clean the area around the oil filters.
- Place a drip pan under oil filters and a bypass oil filter.
- Using a filter wrench, remove oil filters and a bypass oil filter.
- Wipe off oil on the oil filter mounting surface of the filter bracket with a cloth.
- Check new oil filters and a bypass filter for proper seating of the gasket.
- Apply clean engine oil to the gasket on new oil filters and a bypass oil filter.
- Install oil filters and a bypass oil filter. When the gasket contacts the mounting surface, further rotate 3/4 to a full turn.
- Refill engine oil to the specified level.
- Check the oil pan and other parts for oil leakage.
- Shut off the fuel supply and crank the engine for about 10 seconds, then wait about 1 minute.
- Perform the cranking operation again to circulate oil in the engine.
- Check the oil level with the oil level gauge again, and add oil to the specified level.
Tools required
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Source: Mitsubishi owner's manual. Steps and values are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.