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Mercedes Sl - Video tutorial

Model: Mercedes Sl R230 - Years 2001-2011
Part: Engine oil
Operation: How to replace the engine oil and oil filter

Do you need to replace the engine oil and oil filter? The guide will show you how this can be done. You need to get a medium-sized ratchet wrench, a special cover to insert on the oil filter cap in order to unscrew it, a wrench of the appropriate number, an extractor better if battery operated, a flat screwdriver, as well as oil and filter. Open the engine hood and to the right of the cylinder head you will see the oil and oil filter caps. With a slight upward pressure, remove the cover that covers the last part of the pressure inserted head, take the special cover to be inserted above the oil filter cap to be able to unscrew it, once done remove the filter. At this point the car can be lifted off the bridge. If you go under the engine you will see a cover that protects the oil pan and which is fixed with four nuts that you can unscrew with the extractor. On the left of the sump you will see a nut which, once unscrewed with the medium ratchet, will release all the engine oil into a basin that you will have previously obtained. For the filter, remove it from the rod that contains it, remove the retainers and gaskets and first insert the new gaskets, the retainers and then the filter, evaluating the right direction on the instructions, now you can screw it back on and put the oil in the tank. Once the pressure cap on the bottom of the head has been reinserted, the operation is complete. Mercedes SL55 AMG.


Posted on 30 June 2023 by ScegliAuto



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