Technical Evo 1.4 multiair oil strainer

[stephen2929]

Recommendations are to change or at least clean this occasionally, and several Abarth etc videos showing it done.
On my Evo 1.4 Multiair 16v, there is a big lip on the aluminium engine mounting bracket that stops you accessing it and getting it out. Cant even get a hex bit or 'allen key' in.

Anyone else seen this?
Is there some secret?
For now will just need to ensure do more frequent oil and filter changes to keep the oil clean and avoid any build up on the inaccessible cam oil strainer

(I might have posted this query before, but finally tried to really change it yesterday and couldn't!)

 

[shellcase]

I've cleaned mine few months ago on my evo 2011 turbo.
Didn't have that ridge there.
I'd grind a bit of a gap with a dremel tool tbh if I were you.

 

[stephen2929]

I've cleaned mine few months ago on my evo 2011 turbo.
Didn't have that ridge there.
I'd grind a bit of a gap with a dremel tool tbh if I were you.

Thanks for the confirmation that yours doesnt have the ridge.
Very weird as would expect that bracket to be common across the range.

For info, how dirty was yours and did it really need cleaning in your opinion?

 

[shellcase]

Well, it was pretty clean to be honest, but the mechanic that was working on the car for the previous owner (of 6 years) was a 'good guy' so maybe he cleaned it, honestly don't know, he also used 0w30 oil in it (since Multiair likes thinner oil), I switched back to 5w40 (Hot climate+my Led foot), changed the oil and cleaned the MA filter, 10K Km later, it was still clean. I think i'll do this every 20K from now.

(sorry for the delay).

 

[varesecrazy]

Hi

Is that a web on the engine mount??


Im wondering if you can actually withdraw the filter without shifting the mount

Peterpickup posted a lot about these filters