Removing 182 oil filter

[azzer2000]

I was having a look in the engine ay the other day and thinking about changing the oil, even though it hasnt done enough miles for the 1st service, but when i saw the oil filter i couldnt realy get to it. How do you get to it with enough room to screw it off??? I remember on my 1.8 16v i had to take the bonnet off.

 

[Rich]

Worth doing a search in the mechanical section on it.

I think people take the injector rail cover off to give more acess to it.

 

[Jay]

yep take of rail. Somebody will be along shortly to give you a prper answer

 

[azzer2000]

lol, does that come off easy?

 

[Christopher]

yeah, dead easy mate. you need to take the FRC (fule rail cover) off...

you need a LONG extention and a 10mm socket.

2 x 10mm bolts hidden in the two recesses, you will have to put the extention in first, then connect the wrench.

once it's off you will be able to access to the filter really easily with a removal tool or similar.

Chris

 

[azzer2000]

nice one m8 i wont f*ck anything up doin it will i? fuel leaking everywhere lol

 

[Rich]

No its just a cover over the injector rail.

 

[Christopher]

^^yep.

i'm driving round without it at the mo.

...polishing it up to a mirror shine baby.

 

[azzer2000]

are u talkin about the thing that sticks out made of cast alloy?

 

[Rob669]

Yes. Next you'll need a tool to get the filter off. Best thing for them are a filter socket thing. Do a search on this forum for one, they were mentioned a while ago. Cost under a tenner.

Cheers, Rob669

 

[Rob669]

Link for an oil filter tool.

http://www.bennetts.com/tools/vehicleservice?contentId=23874

Rob669