Where is the oil filter on the latest ford fiesta 1.4 tdci 2007?

Answer 1

It is based underneath the engine bay and is usually white in colour. If you climb under the front of the car and look straight up just behind the fan you will see it. Looks like a little gas canister.

The oil filter on the 1.4tdci is mounted on the right-hand side of the engine block (as you look in under the bonnet) and is in a black plastic housing which unscrews to expose a replaceable paper element filter. The filter housing points upwards at a slight angle, and looks like a fat black bottle with a hexagonal cap. To get at it, first remove the front section of the air pipe which passes over it. This section of pipe can be taken out by flexing the end of it out of the bracket above the radiator, then twisting and pulling it out of the connecting collar next to the air-filter. Stuff some rag or kitchen roll around the base of the filter housing. I find a 11/16" A/F socket (Old Mini oil drain-plug socket) fits the hexagon perfectly, but another answer to this same question tells me I should use a 27mm socket, which I would, if I had one. Use a socket and extension and unscrew the complete housing. It'll take bit of gentle force to get it moving, and because it's plastic, it tends to flex. The housing may come off complete with the paper filter plugged into it. The new filter will come with a new rubber-band seal which fits into a groove above the screw-thread. Push the new filter into the housing, offer it up to the engine and rote it until the plastic lug drops into its socket. Then screw the housing in by hand for a few turns to ensure it isn't cross-threaded, then tighten it with the socket spanner. Replace the air hose. Then use that kitchen roll to wipe that black oil off your hands! Start the engine and ensure that the housing isn't leaking. (It won't be). Then go for a cup of tea.