2013 Diesel oil change at 40,000 miles

[aussiebob]

Well... it did not go that smoothly.

1. I used a new sump plug and copper ? crush washer from the kit and was not able to get a complete seal ... even after tightening again and switching to the original crush washer . There is maybe one drip per 15 minutes or so. Went to 22 ft-lb I also noticed that the oil was coming out just when I started to unscrew the original sump plug meaning it was not a close fit on the threads .

If the dealer uses the extraction method, this sump plug may be original from factory.

2. I could not get the top off the filter element cannister ... I as going to purchase a 32 mm socket as the wrench is only in 2 sides .. the spec says 26 ft-lb.


3. There seems to be a bracket missing connecting the filter cannister to the block .. see image . I think I saw it missing on an online video also. Do I ask the dealer if it is a spec. change ?


Added 7.5 liters of 5w-30 Mobil 1 ESP and checked with my dipstick and it looked good and the instrument cluster oil level registers full ... but takes some time to calibrate ? Normal ?

So I need to fix the small leak at the sump and get the new filer element in ... any ideas on this .

Thanks, Bob

[aussiebob]