17028 Mercury SPRING, BRACKET CAP

1. Remove the bolts to remove the clamps and spacers from plate (1). Remove the bolts and remove plate (1) from the engine. 2. Remove the bolts from adapter (2) to disconnect it from the filter housing. 3. Use tooling (A) to fasten a hoist to oil filter housing (3). Remove the bolts that hold the housing to the support and remove housing (3) from the engine. The weight of the oil filter housing is 75 kg (165 lb.).Install Oil Filter Housing
1. Use tooling (A) to fasten a hoist to oil filter housing (1). Put the housing in position on the support and install the bolts to hold it in position. 2. Install the bolts to connect adapter (2) to the oil filter housing. 3. Put plate (3) the spacers and clamps in position and install the bolts.end by:a) install fuel filter housingDisassemble Oil Filter Housing
start by:a) remove oil filter housing 1. Remove the bolts and remove cover (1) from the housing assembly. 2. Remove O-ring seal (2) from cover (1).3. Remove ring (3) to remove retainer (4), the spring and the O-ring seal from cover (1). 4. Remove three element assemblies (5) from the housing assembly. 5. Remove O-ring seals (7) from housing (6) and remove the bolts to remove housing (6) from the housing assembly. The weight of housing (6) is 25 kg (55 lb.). 6. Remove O-ring seal (8) from the housing.
Cover (10) has spring tension behind it. Slowly remove bolts (9) to release the tension and prevent possible personal injury.
7. Slowly remove bolts (9) to release the spring tension behind cover (10) and remove cover (10) from the housing. 8. Remove O-ring seals (11), spring (12) and the valve from the housing. 9. Remove the bolts and nuts to remove cover assembly (13) from the housing. 10. If necessary, remove pins (14) from cover assembly (13). 11. Remove O-ring seal (15) from the housing.12. Remove plug (17) to remove valve (16) from the housing. 13. Remove adapter (18) from housing assembly (19). 14. Remove O-ring seal (20) from adapter (18).Assemble Oil Filter Housing
1. Install O-ring seal (2) on adapter (1) and put clean engine oil on it. Install adapter (1) in the housing assembly. 2. Install valve (3) in housing (4) as shown. If valve (3) has been installed wrong, plug (5) can be installed correctly. 3. Put clean engine oil on the O-ring seal and install plug (5) in housing (4). 4. If pins (6) were removed, install the new pins in cover (7). Make sure they are 7 0.5 mm (.275 .020 in.) above the surface of the cover.5. Install O-ring seal (8) on the housing and put clean engine oil on it. 6. Put cover (7) in position on housing (4) and make sure pins (6) are in alignment with the hole in housing (4) and the groove (slot) in valve (3). Install the bolts and nuts to hold the cover in position. 7. Install valve (9) in housing (4). Install O-ring seals (10) in housing (4) and put clean engine oil on the seals. 8. Put spring (12) in position and install cover (11) on housing (4). 9. Install O-ring seal (14) on housing (4) and put clean engine oil on it. Install housing (4) on housing assembly (13). 10. Install O-ring seals (15) on housing (4) and put clean engine oil on the seals. 11. Put the O-ring seal, spring (17) and retainer (16) in position on cover (18). 12. Install ring (19) to hold the retainer and spring in position. Install O-ring seal (20) on cover (18) and put clean engine oil on it. 13. Install three element assemblies (21) in housing assembly (13). Install cover (18) on housing assembly (13).end by:a) install oil filter housing