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75MM OIL FILTER (SMALL) INSTALLATION INFORMATION

SUBJECT: 75MM OIL FILTER INSTALLATION TO PREVENT LEAKAGE OF SMALL 75MM OIL FILTERS SUCH AS PF40, PF45, PF47, PF51, ETC., IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ON THE LABEL ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWED. IF THE FILTER CANNOT BE TIGHTENED BY HAND THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF TURNS SPECIFIED ON THE LABEL AFTER GASKET CONTACT, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A CAP WRENCH SUCH AS OF17W BE USED.

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