Seat Arosa 2003, Owner'S Manual

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3.38 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– CHECKING AND REFILLING
TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
Checking o oil llevel
Every engine uses a certain amount of oil.
The oil consumption can be up to 1.0 litre
per 1000 km. The engine oil level must
therefore be checked at regular intervals,
preferably when filling the tank and
before a long journey.
The location of the dipstick A can be
determined from the illustrations from
page 3.35 onwards.
The vehicle must be on a level surface
when checking the oil level. After stop-
ping engine wait a few minutes for the oil
to drain back to the sump.
Then pull the dipstick out, wipe it with a
clean cloth and insert again.
Then pull dipstick A out again and check
the oil level:
a – Oil must be topped up.
Afterwards it suffices when the oil
level is somewhere in area (b).
b – Oil can be topped up.
It can then happen that the oil level is
in area (c).
c – Oil must n not be topped up.
When the engine is working hard such as
in sustained high-speed motorway cruis-
ing in summer, when towing a trailer or
when climbing mountain passes, the oil
level should be kept at area (c) – not
above.
Topping u up e engine o oil
Unscrew the cap from oil filler opening B
and pour oil in 0.5 litres at a time. Then
check level with the dipstick.
On n
no a account s should tthe o oil llevel b be
above a area C C. O Otherwise o oil c can b be
drawn iinto tthe e engine v via tthe
crankcase b breather a and e escape iinto
the a atmosphere v via tthe e exhaust s sys-
tem. O On v vehicles ffitted w with a a c cat-
alytic c converter, tthe o oil c could b burn
inside tthe c converter c causing iit tto
become d damaged.
Warning
When ttopping u
up tthe o oil, d do n not
spill iit o onto h hot e engine c compo-
nents – – d danger o of ffire.
Carefully close the filler cap and push the
oil dipstick in as far as possible, this will
prevent oil spill when the engine is run-
ning.
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