REMOVAL
- Unhook air cleaner case (lower) side clips and lift up air cleaner case (upper).
- Remove air cleaner filter and holder assembly from air cleaner case (lower).
INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
Scheme 18
- Insert pawls (B) of air cleaner case (upper) (1) into 3 notches (A) of air cleaner case (lower) (2) and fix with clips.
- Check that the air cleaner case (upper) is securely installed with no backlash.
| CAUTION | Oil filter is provided with relief valve. Use genuine NISSAN oil filter or equivalent. Be careful not to get burned when engine and engine oil may be hot. When removing, prepare a shop cloth to absorb any engine oil leakage or spillage. Never allow engine oil to contact drive belt. Completely wipe off any engine oil contacting engine and vehicle. |
Scheme 19
- Remove splash guard (RH). Refer to " «EXPLODED VIEW»(ref-672623-S22478781722014112400000) ".
- Using oil filter wrench [SST: KV10115801 (J-38956)] (A), remove oil filter.
Scheme 20
Scheme 21
- Remove foreign materials from oil filter installation surface.
- Apply engine oil to the oil seal contact surface of new oil filter.
- Screw oil filter manually until it touches the installation surface, then tighten it by 2/3 turn (A). Or tighten to the specification. Oil filter: : 17.6 N.m (1.8 kg-m, 13 ft-lb)
| CAUTION | Do not reuse O-rings. |
Scheme 22
- Remove engine cover. Refer to " «EXPLODED VIEW»(ref-672620-S40358377172014112400000) ".
- Remove air cleaner cases (upper and lower) and air duct assembly. Refer to " «EXPLODED VIEW»(ref-672620-S30704453622014112400000) ".
- Remove intake manifold collector. Refer to " «EXPLODED VIEW»(ref-672620-S20207820862014112400000) ".
- Remove ignition coil. Refer to " «EXPLODED VIEW»(ref-672620-S14189085292014112400000) ".
- Remove spark plug with a spark plug wrench (commercial service tool).
Install in the reverse order of removal.