If it’s anything like the MA engine it will be behind the top timing cover.

 

Lovely thanks I will have a look to see if I can find it. Thanks again.

 

This is what you require, as for its position I can’t help.

Gauze Oil Strainer - TwinAir Engine 71770205

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This from Fiat Forum as the twin air is used in the 500 too. Go to post #13 for a guide on how to do it. Further posts show a different cap over it. The strainer fits vertically at the rear of the head whereas on the Multiair it is at the cam belt end of the head and fits horizontally.

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I wrote this recently regarding the Twinairs valve arrangement. Obviously the system is reliant on engine oil, low engine oil and the valves/solenoids can't lift the valves and I seem to think there is/are "oil strainers" fitted to stop debris suspended in the oil entering unit. The oil...

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Thank you everyone this has been really helpful.

 

I came across this thread trying to find information on where the strainer is on my Twin Air Mito. However, the linked Fiat page (for me anyway) seems a bit of a mix of Multi air and Twin air, so I'm unclear as to where it is. Sadly no Youtube videos either. I haven't got a workshop manual yet, but I don't think there is one for the Mito anyway, at least not a Haynes one?

Just wanted to take mine out to check as the dealers supposedly changed it when they serviced the car before I bought it, but looking at the colour of the oil I'm not convinced they even changed the oil...

 

Just to update this thread I have found, removed and checked my Twin Air strainer. Photos below to save anyone having to go to the Fiat forum:

Location of the cap covering the strainer. Just behind the coil packs and in front of the air filter housing mounting spigot, circled in orange:

Cap removed by turning about 1/8 turn anticlockwise then levering it up and out to reveal the top of the strainer:

A thin walled 15mm socket just fits down the hole, which luckily I already had. Some additional cable ties round the coil pack connectors I guess to hold them on securely, so have left them in place:

Then removed:

Strainer was nice and clean (dealer had replaced it before sale, but being a cynic I wanted to check ):

From the bottom end:

Reverse side of the cap that covers the strainer:

I hope this is of use to other Twin Air owners who might want to check/clean theirs.

 

Thanks a lot for this awesome manual! Great job! Is there oil pressure on the strainer?

 

I presume there is oil pressure on the strainer since it being blocked can cause damage to the Twin Air unit. However, it hasn't been easy to find out information about how it works. I'm happy to know that it was changed and is one less thing to worry about going wrong on my 'new' car.

 

Yeah okay, but if the engine doesn't run there is no oil pressure and I can remove and clean it without losing oil?

 

How much torque does it require?

 

That’s only going to be a low ish torque 20-25nm is what I would do that to.

 

Are your sure that it is a 15 mm hexagon?

 

Yes, for sure. I don't think you can read it in this photo. I had read that I'd need a 'thin walled' 15mm socket and I just happened to have the one in this photo as my other one was too 'fat' to fit down the hole:

 

I did it today. Thanks again for this awesome manual. But can anyone tell me why there is so much oil between cap and filter? Where does it come from? Nevertheless, the filter looked clean, but I cleaned it and the cap again with some brake cleaner spray.

 

Thanks for this guide, meant I change the others half’s today

 

Does anybody know how I can decide if the filter has to be changed or just cleaned?

 

It’s a metal gauze so a clean will be fine, just replace the O rings they go hard and flat

 

Thank you. So I will clean it again with brake cleaner.