Skoda Octavia II 2004 Maintenance Manual page 57

Vehicles with petrol engines with replacement oil filter insert at the engine from above
– Unscrew the screw cap for the oil filter into the height of the
lug -a- -arrow- (or by around 3 revolutions if the lug is no longer
present) and allow it to remain in this position for a few minutes
so that the engine oil can flow out of the filter element and filter
housing.
Note
♦ When the screw cap is fully removed for the oil filter without a
wait time, the oil will flow into the AC generator.
Cover the AC generator with a cloth before removing the screw
♦
cap for the oil filter.
Make sure none of the engine oil drops onto the poly V-belt.
♦
– Completely unscrew the screw cap for oil filters with oil filter
element holder, remove filter element
⇒ "3.8.1 Replace oil filter with replacement oil filter insert for
petrol engines", page 59 .
– After filling with oil, run engine until it is at operating tempera‐
ture and inspect for tightness.
Vehicles with petrol engines with replacement oil filter insert at
the engine from below
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Oil drainage adapter -T40057-
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