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bob neville



Member Since: 30 Apr 2009
Location: Marbella
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Spain 2001 Defender 90 Td5 SW Epsom Green
Stupid oil change question !
Having just got some Magnatec 5w-30 from Guy (Opie), I thought I would change the oil in my 110.

I have found the oil filter on the passenger side, the black dome with the hex shape on the bottom.

The stupid question is, what are the two small push in clips doing on the side of the hex shape ? Difficult to explain what they look like but very easy to see when you look at the filter housing.

I presume that filter removal is just a case of using the correct socket and removing the black cover - these little clip things are baffling me though !

If you have fitted a Mantec 'plastic jobby' the clips are like the protrusions on the caps (that stop them falling out !! ) that cover the wing bolts on the main body of the RAI.

Bob
Post #13823 4th Aug 2009 12:35pm
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parktag



Member Since: 30 Sep 2008
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Hi bob
I used a 27mm socket on mine which felt too small but with a little bit of a push it compressed the two clips and stopped my socket from falling off. I can't think of any other reason for them to be there. By the way the filter seems to be the same as my peugeot 206. 130 crew cab
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Post #13824 4th Aug 2009 12:47pm
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bob neville



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Thanks Parktag - they do look like they are to stop a socket falling off but thought I would ask -just in case !!

Bob
Post #13826 4th Aug 2009 1:31pm
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parktag



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It was just a guess, my peugeot filter is the other way around so the clips would help to lift the filter cover out of the engine bay without dropping it. The filter is very low down and only accessable from the top. 130 crew cab
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Post #13831 4th Aug 2009 3:07pm
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