Drain and change the oil filter on Renault Trafic 2

Lift the vehicle: Mise en sécurité du vehicule

To access the carter d'huile The plastic engine protection shield must be removed.

Unscrew the 7 screws that hold it with la douille torx

Before removing the shield, take the time to observe how it is engaged at the rear on the chassis in order to facilitate its reassembly.

Remove it to access the crankcase and la cloche du filtre à huile

View the crankcase, position un bac under the crankcase to collect used oil.

With the help of la clé carré Unscrew the sump plug and let the used oil flow into the pan.

Place a bin under the vehicle below the filtre à huile right next to the crankcase.

With the help of la douille 27, unscrew the plastic bell containing the oil filter.

Remove the old oil filter from the bell by unclipping it.

Clean the bell with un chiffon own.

Compare the old and new oil filter (reference, diameter, length, etc.)

Remove the old gasket from the bell using a'un petit tournevis plat

Place the new gasket (supplied with the filter) in the groove (green arrow) and not at the end of the thread.

Push the new oil filter in until it snaps into the bottom of the plastic bell.

Clean the oil filter housing in the engine with a clean rag. Lubricate the bell housing gasket by applying a little engine oil with your finger.

Screw the bell back in by hand then tighten with the 27 socket.

Change the copper seal on the cap with a new seal each time you drain the oil because it gets crushed.

Check that the new seal is identical (internal diameter, external diameter, etc.)

If necessary you can also replace le bouchon by a new one.

Once the oil has completely drained, screw the oil pan plug back on with its new gasket.

Using the square wrench, tighten the crankcase plug.

Tightening torques: with rolled copper gasket 4.4 daN.m and with flat copper gasket 5.0 daN.m.

Spray du nettoyant pour frein to clean oil traces on the crankcase and around the oil filter location.

Replace the engine shield. Snap it back into place properly on and under the chassis at the rear.

Tighten the 7 shield fixing screws using the Torx socket.

Return the vehicle to the ground on a level surface.

Open le bouchon de remplissage engine oil located to the left of the air box.

You can open the oil dipstick to create an air intake to facilitate filling.

Respect the quality and quantity of oil recommended by the manufacturer in the vehicle manual. (approximately 7.7 liters with replacement of the oil filter)

Pour l'huile, you can use a funnel to avoid overflowing.

Go gradually, you must not exceed the MAX oil volume.

With the vehicle flat, carry out an initial jauge to check that the oil level exceeds the minimum (green arrow).

Once the oil level is above the minimum, run the engine for one minute and then let it sit for a few minutes before checking again.

Repeat the operation until you obtain the correct oil level.

The level should not reach the maximum (red arrow) but 2 millimeters below

If necessary, you can check the oil level on the dashboard: turn on the ignition then press the button (blue) once.

The screen then displays dashes and squares to indicate the engine oil level between the MIN level (green arrow) and the MAX level (red arrow).

Fill in the label (mileage, date of oil change, type of oil, next oil change in 30,000 km) and place it in a dry place

To reset the maintenance indicator after oil change, here is the procedure:

press the accelerator fully and keep the pedal pressed throughout the operation

turn on the ignition (accelerator still pressed)

press the brake pedal 3 times by releasing the pedal well between each press (accelerator always pressed)

turn off the ignition (accelerator still pressed)

Release the accelerator once the ignition is off.

the flashing key on the dashboard should be gone and the oil change interval reset to 30,000km.