CHECKING AND REFILLING
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3.39
TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
Checking o
oil llevel
Every engine uses a certain amount of oil.
The oil consumption can be up to 1.0
litres 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 on page
3.36.
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 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) – n
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 c
crank-
case b
breather a
and e
escape iinto tthe
atmosphere v
via tthe e
exhaust s
system.
On v
vehicles ffitted w
with a
a c
catalytic c
con-
verter, tthe o
oil c
could b
burn iinside tthe
converter c
causing iit tto b
become d
dam-
aged.
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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