Oil change and oil filter replacement on Alfa Romeo Mito

Raise the car and place jack stands, slide a piece of cardboard and the drain pan under the engine block: Securing the vehicle: removing and refitting the wheel

Unscrew the yellow cap, the oil will drain better

Carry out the oil change when the engine is hot (after a journey for example), as the oil is more fluid when hot and will flow more easily

Go under the car then unscrew the cap (be careful, the oil is hot) and let it flow into the tank

Remove the fresh air hose from the air filter to access the oil filter cover (hose circled in red)

To do this, unscrew the torx screw at the bottom left of the photo (circled in blue) and you will be able to release the hose.

Access the black iron cover that protects the filter housing

Unscrew the 2 torx bolts and the 10 bolt to be able to remove it

Finally access the oil filter holder

Unscrew the bracket with the ratchet and the extension and the 24 socket.

We see the oil filter in place and its housing without its filter

Install the new O-rings on the filter (two on the filter, one on the bracket)

Oil the seals with new oil (the engine oil you are going to put in) using your finger or a brush

Reposition the new oil filter in his accommodation

Replace its support (oiled seal), screw it in all the way by hand and tighten it with a torque wrench (2.5 kilos), if you don't have one you can tighten it by hand but not too much (just tight)

Go back under the car, remove the drain pan, replace the drain plug (with a 2 kilo torque wrench and just block it if you don't have one)

Reassemble the oil filter cover and the hose in the opposite direction that you removed it (the torx bolts are also just blocked, they are in aluminum and it is fragile)

Put the funnel in place so that you can pour the oil cleanly.

Slowly pour in 3 liters of engine oil and check the level.

For the level: remove the dipstick, wipe it, put it back and add oil then start again to get the right level (at the maximum, especially not more risk of destroying the engine!)

Once the level is correct, close the yellow cap

Get behind the wheel, start, monitor the oil pressure light (it should go out 4 seconds maximum after starting. Let it run for a minute then turn it off and top up the level (the filter and the rocker arm rail fill up with oil and need to be topped up)

Note on the sticker provided behind the can the mileage of the oil change and the mileage of the next one. The interval between two oil changes is 20,000 km, I do it every 10,000 for the longevity of the engine, it's up to you!