Maintenance: Removal & Installation Infiniti M45 III

REMOVAL

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1. Remove front engine undercover with power tool.
2. Using oil filter wrench [SST], remove oil filter. CAUTION: Oil filter is provided with relief valve. Use Genuine Nissan Oil Filter or equivalent. When removing, prepare a shop cloth to absorb any engine oil leakage or spillage. Do not allow engine oil to adhere to drive belts. Completely wipe off any engine oil that adheres to engine and vehicle.

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1. Remove foreign materials adhering to oil filter installation surface.
2. Apply engine oil to the oil seal contact surface of new oil filter.
3. Screw oil filter manually until it touches the installation surface, then tighten it by 2/3 turn. Or tighten to the specification. Oil filter: 17.7 N.m (1.8 kg-m, 13 ft-lb)

1. Remove engine cover with power tool. Refer to " «INTAKE MANIFOLD COLLECTOR»(ref-239097-S01053038862006072600000) ".
2. Remove ignition coil. Refer to " «IGNITION COIL»(ref-239097-S27439454002006072600000) ".
3. Remove spark plug with a spark plug wrench (commercial service tool).

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INSTALLATION

Install in the reverse order of removal.

Torque Specification: 24.5 N.m (2.5 kg-m, 18 ft-lb)

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1. Remove front engine undercover with power tool.
2. Using the oil filter wrench (SST), remove the oil filter. CAUTION: Oil filter is provided with relief valve. Use Genuine Nissan Oil Filter or equivalent. When removing, prepare a shop cloth to absorb any engine oil leakage or spillage. Do not allow engine oil to adhere to drive belts. Completely wipe off any engine oil that adhere to engine and vehicle.

1. Remove foreign materials adhering to oil filter installation surface.
2. Apply new engine oil to the oil seal circumference of the new oil filter.
3. Screw oil filter manually until it touches the installation surface, then tighten it by 2/3 turn or tighten to specification. Oil filter: 17.7 N.m (1.8 kg-m, 13 ft-lb)

1. Remove engine cover with power tool. Refer to " «ENGINE ROOM COVER»(ref-239114-S21858393402006072700000) ".
2. Remove ignition coil. Refer to " «IGNITION COIL»(ref-239114-S29986026922006072700000) ".
3. Remove spark plug with spark plug wrench (commercial service tool). CAUTION: Do not drop or shock it.

Install in the reverse order of removal.

Spark plug: 24.6 N.m (2.5 kg-m, 18 ft-lb)

1. Remove inner and outer balance weights from the road wheel. CAUTION: Be careful not to scratch the road wheel during removal.
2. Using releasing agent, remove double-faced adhesive tape from the road wheel. CAUTION: Be careful not to scratch the road wheel during removal. After removing double-faced adhesive tape, wipe clean traces of releasing agent from the road wheel.