Did my own oil service this morning. Here's a few photos and I hope, a helpful description of the procedure.
Posted elsewhere but here's what you're going to need plus a 32mm socket:
I bought the extractor off eBay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-9L-MA...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
Get the engine warm but then wait 10 minutes to allow the oil to drain down to the sump. Then up with the bonnet and off with the engine cover. If you've never done that, it just pulls of after first removing the oil filler cap. This is what you'll be looking at -
That thing with the hexagonal plastic nut is the filter housing. Employ your 32mm socket to - and get this right or you'll almost certainly let oil drip out - unscrew this 5 TURNS and then leave it to drain.
Nest locate what would be the dip-stick . .
And take off the top (just half a turn and off it comes) . .
At this point you bring the extractor into play and this is where you can benefit from my "mistake". The thing itself comes with three nylon tubes and the instructions say to insert one or other of the two smaller ones down the dip-stick tube until it reaches the bottom. Then attach the big tube and connect other end to the vacuum tank.
No!
I tried this but it soon became apparent that nothing was happening as I was pumping away.
In short, you push one of the rubber connectors over the dip-stick tube itself (thereby creating a seal), push one end of the large (10mm) tube into it . .
and the other end into the connector on top of the vacuum tank - like so . .
If/when I do this again I'll buy a longer tube though. I had to sit the extractor on an upturned bucket to reach.
Anyway, pump away and lo and behold, the oil veritably gushes into the vacuum tank. Brilliant!
Measuring it afterwards, a good 6 1/2 litres came out (the manual says it should be 6.6 litres).
At this point you can now fully unscrew the filter housing and remove it. There wasn't a single drip when I did it.
This is what you'll see. The filter itself is the circular thing. It took some pulling out as I think it engages over a couple of plastic tabs in the bottom but a small screwdriver pushed into the side enable me to lever it out.
Press the new one in and make sure it seats all the way down.
The new filter will have come with an O-ring. You can just make this out in the photo. Pull off the old one. Smear some of the clean engine oil on the new one and put it in place.
Replace the housing with new filter. The manual says torque it up to 25 N-m. I just gave it a firm tug! Felt like 25N-m!
So, now for the new oil. I assumed I'd need the 6.6 litres but initially added just 6.
This is what the manual says to do now. Run the engine for 10 minutes. Stop the engine then check the level from the display - turn ignition on and using the trip button on the end of the indicator stalk scroll to the "Oil" display. Now press the "Cancel" cruise button twice within 2 seconds. This refreshes the reading. If the it says level OK, turn off the ignition, wait 5 minutes and then check again. If still OK, then you're good to go.
If it says "Add ? litres", then add what is says. Wait 10 minutes (for the level to settle) and do the check procedure again.
Mine actually said "Add 1 litre"! Meaning that I'd actually be putting 7 litres in. I did and got the "OK" reading.
All done.
Posted elsewhere but here's what you're going to need plus a 32mm socket:
I bought the extractor off eBay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-9L-MA...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
Get the engine warm but then wait 10 minutes to allow the oil to drain down to the sump. Then up with the bonnet and off with the engine cover. If you've never done that, it just pulls of after first removing the oil filler cap. This is what you'll be looking at -
That thing with the hexagonal plastic nut is the filter housing. Employ your 32mm socket to - and get this right or you'll almost certainly let oil drip out - unscrew this 5 TURNS and then leave it to drain.
Nest locate what would be the dip-stick . .
And take off the top (just half a turn and off it comes) . .
At this point you bring the extractor into play and this is where you can benefit from my "mistake". The thing itself comes with three nylon tubes and the instructions say to insert one or other of the two smaller ones down the dip-stick tube until it reaches the bottom. Then attach the big tube and connect other end to the vacuum tank.
No!
I tried this but it soon became apparent that nothing was happening as I was pumping away.
In short, you push one of the rubber connectors over the dip-stick tube itself (thereby creating a seal), push one end of the large (10mm) tube into it . .
and the other end into the connector on top of the vacuum tank - like so . .
If/when I do this again I'll buy a longer tube though. I had to sit the extractor on an upturned bucket to reach.
Anyway, pump away and lo and behold, the oil veritably gushes into the vacuum tank. Brilliant!
Measuring it afterwards, a good 6 1/2 litres came out (the manual says it should be 6.6 litres).
At this point you can now fully unscrew the filter housing and remove it. There wasn't a single drip when I did it.
This is what you'll see. The filter itself is the circular thing. It took some pulling out as I think it engages over a couple of plastic tabs in the bottom but a small screwdriver pushed into the side enable me to lever it out.
Press the new one in and make sure it seats all the way down.
The new filter will have come with an O-ring. You can just make this out in the photo. Pull off the old one. Smear some of the clean engine oil on the new one and put it in place.
Replace the housing with new filter. The manual says torque it up to 25 N-m. I just gave it a firm tug! Felt like 25N-m!
So, now for the new oil. I assumed I'd need the 6.6 litres but initially added just 6.
This is what the manual says to do now. Run the engine for 10 minutes. Stop the engine then check the level from the display - turn ignition on and using the trip button on the end of the indicator stalk scroll to the "Oil" display. Now press the "Cancel" cruise button twice within 2 seconds. This refreshes the reading. If the it says level OK, turn off the ignition, wait 5 minutes and then check again. If still OK, then you're good to go.
If it says "Add ? litres", then add what is says. Wait 10 minutes (for the level to settle) and do the check procedure again.
Mine actually said "Add 1 litre"! Meaning that I'd actually be putting 7 litres in. I did and got the "OK" reading.
All done.