location of oil filter on my diesel engine

[Deleted User]

i just can't locate the oil filter on my diesel engine - can anyone give me any tips on where it would be?
thanks

MX5huggy

What car is it?

davetrousers

For what vehicle?

[Deleted User]

nissan almera tino 2.2 diesel

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Have you looked underneath it..

LandyAndy

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

Have you looked underneath it..

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

payless

can you not follow the fuel lines back from the injection pump

anewman

payless wrote: »

can you not follow the fuel lines back from the injection pump

Oil not fuel.

The oil filter will be attached somewhere to the cylinder block, probably the front (or left or right if rear wheel drive) and should be a very obvious cylindrical protrusion much like the spare you have to replace it with

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Originally Posted by 1984ReturnsForReal
Have you looked underneath it..

LandyAndy wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

You so know why I am saying it!

:rotfl:

LandyAndy

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

Originally Posted by 1984ReturnsForReal
Have you looked underneath it..






You so know why I am saying it!

:rotfl:

I don't know of a particular reason for this Nissan but given the generally tight packed nature of modern engine bays I wouldn't be sure to spot it from the top.

Also, I thought that anyone who hasn't thought to look underneath probably isn't going to do it themselves anyway.

Ebe_Scrooge

I used to have an old Nissan, that was a right !!!!!! to get to the oil filter - not visible at all from above, and very fiddly to access from beneath.

Your best bet is the Haynes manual - worth buying if you intend doing a fair amount of maintenance on the car yourself, or ask your local library to get a copy for you to borrow if it's just a one-off.